ânée

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French asnée. By surface analysis, âne +‎ -ée. Compare Medieval Latin asināta.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ânée f (plural ânées)

  1. a donkey’s burden, a load as great as an ass can carry
    1. (history, in the mediaeval and early modern periods) a unit of capacity for grains and wine

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