austérité

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French

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Etymology

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From Latin austēritātem.[1] By surface analysis, austère +‎ -ité.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔs.te.ʁi.te/, /os.te.ʁi.te/ [1]
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Noun

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austérité f (plural austérités)

  1. austerity, severity, rigidity
  2. destitution
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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “austérité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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