malédiction
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See also: malediction
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin maledictiōnem. See mal and bénédiction.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ma.le.dik.sjɔ̃/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: malédictions
Noun
[edit]malédiction f (plural malédictions)
- spell, curse (supernatural detriment)
- Synonym: maudition
- Antonym: bénédiction
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Romanian: maledicție
Further reading
[edit]- “malédiction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “malédiction” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.