batterie

See also: Batterie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French batterie, from battre (“to hit”). Doublet of battery.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbætəɹi/ (or as French, below)

• Audio (US):

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• Homophone: battery

Noun

batterie (plural batteries)

1. (dance) A brilliant display of virtuosity in which the dancer's legs open and close rapidly while in the air, with the illusion of striking together and rebounding.
2. (music) The percussion section of an orchestra or band, the battery; marching instruments in a drumline, as opposed to the pit.

Synonyms

• (display of virtuosity): battu

Derived terms

• batterie de cuisine

References

• “battery”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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French

Etymology

Old French baterie, from batre (“to hit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.tʁi/

• audio:

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Noun

batterie f (plural batteries)

1. (military) battery
2. (music) percussion, drum kit, battery/batterie
3. battery (electricity storing device)
4. (dance) batterie
5. (agriculture) battery

Descendants

• → Catalan: bateria
• → Danish: batteri (see there for further descendants)
• → English: batterie
• → Galician: batería
• → German: Batterie
• → Polish: bateria
• → Portuguese: bateria
• → Spanish: batería
• → Swedish: batteri
• → Turkish: bateri

Further reading

• “batterie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Noun

batterie f

1. plural of batteria

Anagrams

• batterei

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Middle French

Etymology

Old French baterie.

Noun

batterie f (plural batteries)

1. battery (ensemble of artillery)

Descendants

• → English: battery