idée mère
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French idée mère.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /iːdeɪ ˈmɛː/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /i.deɪ ˈmɛ(ə)ɹ/
Noun
idée mère (plural idées mères)
- A fundamental idea or guiding principle, seen as giving rise to something. [from 19th c.]
- 1863, John Stewart Mill, Utilitarianism, V:
- The idée mère, the primitive element, in the formation of the notion of justice, was conformity to law.
- 1868, The Saturday Review, 26 Sep 1868:
- M. Malot pursues this physiological development of his idée-mere with a good deal of skill, and it is, we think, the most interesting feature of his book.
- 1863, John Stewart Mill, Utilitarianism, V:
Synonyms
French
Pronunciation
Noun
idée mère f (plural idées mères)
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