maître-mot

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French

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Etymology

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Literally, “master word”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə.mo/ ~ /me.tʁə.mo/

Noun

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maître-mot m (plural maîtres-mots)

  1. watchword, byword, name of the game, key, keyword, guiding principle

Usage notes

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Used with the definite article le.

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