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envergure

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French

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ vergue (yard) +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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envergure f (plural envergures)

  1. (of an aircraft) wingspan
  2. (figuratively) scale; magnitude
    une offensive d’envergurea large-scale offensive operation

Descendants

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  • Esperanto: enverguro

Further reading

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