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écolier

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French escolier, escoler, an early borrowing from Late Latin scholāris (equivalent to école +‎ -ier), from Latin schola. Compare also the doublet scolaire, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.kɔ.lje/
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Noun

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écolier m (plural écoliers, feminine écolière)

  1. (historical) (university) student (especially in the Middle Ages)
  2. schoolboy
    Le moniteur demande : 1 et 1 ?
    Le premier écolier répond : 1 et 1 font 2.
    The teacher askes, "1 and 1?"
    The student answers, "1 and 1 make 2."

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