encres

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French[edit]

Noun[edit]

encres f

  1. plural of encre

Anagrams[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

A back-formation from encresen.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛnˈkrɛːs/, /ɛnˈkrɛs/

Noun[edit]

encres (uncountable)

  1. An increase (usually in power, wealth, or magnitude).
  2. Multiplication or spread of a population.
  3. That gained; benefit, profit.
  4. The amount that a quantity is increased by; addition.
Descendants[edit]
  • English: increase (obsolete encrease)
References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

encres

  1. Alternative form of encresen
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