laïc

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See also: laic and làic

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin laicus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /la.ik/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

laïc (feminine laïque, masculine plural laïcs, feminine plural laïques)

  1. secular, lay, laic

Noun[edit]

laïc m (plural laïcs, feminine laïque)

  1. layman

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