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ailleurs

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French ailleurs, from Old French aillors, aillurs (“elsewhere”), probably from Latin aliōrsum, or from a Vulgar Latin *aliore, from in *aliore loco. Possibly connected to Latin aliubī, from alibī. Compare with Occitan alhors, Portuguese alhures and Romanian aiurea.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ailleurs

  1. elsewhere; somewhere else
    Synonym: autre part
    Si vous ne voulez pas que je sois ici, j'irai ailleurs.
    If you don't want me here, I'll go elsewhere.
    nulle part ailleurs ― nowhere else
    partout ailleurs ― everywhere else

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French aillors.

Adverb

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ailleurs

  1. elsewhere

Descendants

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  • French: ailleurs