histoire

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin historia, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía).

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /is.twaʁ/
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Noun

histoire f (plural histoires)

  1. story
  2. history
  3. (informal) lie, fantasy, invention
  4. misadventure

Derived terms

Further reading


Middle English

Noun

histoire

  1. Alternative form of historie