entente
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French entente (“understanding”). Doublet of intent.
Pronunciation
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Noun
entente (plural ententes)
- An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
Translations
alliance between states
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See also
French
Etymology
From the verb entendre, or from Latin intenta; perhaps through a substantivized Vulgar Latin past participle *intendita, as a variant of intenta (cf. intenditus). See also tente.
Pronunciation
Noun
entente f (plural ententes)
Further reading
- “entente”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Noun
entente f (plural ententes)
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