littoral

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.3 Noun 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 2.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin littoralis, from litus (genitif of litoris).

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littoral (comparative more littoral, superlative most littoral)

1. of, or related to the shore, especially the seashore

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• (relating to the seashore): intertidal

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littoral (plural littorals)

1. a shore
   • "...these Chams belonged to the Malay-Polynesian group and their distribution along the littoral suggests that they were invaders from the sea..." —Sir Charles Eliot (1921)
2. the zone between high tide and low tide waterlines.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin littoralis, from litus (genitif of litoris).

[edit] Adjective

littoral m. (f. littorale, m. plural littoraux, f. plural littorales)

1. littoral, coastal

[edit] Noun

littoral m. (plural littorals)

1. littoral