épître
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French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- épitre ((1990 reform spelling))
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French epistre, epistle, from Late Latin epistola (probably a semi-learned borrowing[1]), from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ). Doublet of épistule / épistole.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
épître f (plural épîtres)
- epistle (a letter)
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “épître”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
épître on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
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