caduc

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French

Etymology

From Middle French caduc, from Latin cadūcus (falling; transitory).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.dyk/
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Adjective

caduc (feminine caduque, masculine plural caducs, feminine plural caduques)

  1. (botany) deciduous (of or pertaining to trees that shed their leaves in winter)
    • 2005, Revue horticole.
      Le Weigela possède un feuillage caduc, qui peut être vert, rouge, jaune ou panaché.
      The Weigela has a deciduous foliage that can be green, red, yellow or mixed.
  2. obsolete
    • 2004, Pékin 2003. Science et progrès humain. Strasbourg 2003. Construction de l'Europe, page 210.
      N’ayant pas pu le trouver dans les dictionnaires, je ne sais pas s’il s’agit d’un mot caduc ou inventé par l’auteur
      Not having been able to find it in the dictionaries, I do not know whether it concern an obsolete word or one invented by the author
  3. null and void

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