circonstanciel
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From circonstance (“circumstance”) + -iel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
circonstanciel (feminine circonstancielle, masculine plural circonstanciels, feminine plural circonstancielles)
- (grammar) adverbial
- une proposition subordonnée circonstancielle ― an adverbial clause
Usage notes[edit]
- Not to be confused with circonstancié (“circumstantial”).
Further reading[edit]
- “circonstanciel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.