derechef
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Univerbation of de rechef.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /də.ʁ(ə).ʃɛf/
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Adverb
[edit]derechef
- (literary, dated) once more, anew
- Synonym: de nouveau
- 1897, Jean de La Fontaine, “Le Dragon à plusieurs têtes”, in Fables:
- Me voilà saisi derechef
D’étonnement et d’épouvante.- There I was, filled with astonishment and terror once more.
- (more common) immediately
Further reading
[edit]- “derechef”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012