presbyte
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
presbyte (plural presbytes)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πρέσβυς (présbus, “old”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
presbyte (plural presbytes)
- farsighted, long-sighted
- Les vieillards sont le plus souvent presbytes.
- Old people are most often farsighted (US) or long-sighted (UK).
Noun[edit]
presbyte m or f by sense (plural presbytes)
- presbyope, person suffering from farsightedness
- Les presbytes ne peuvent lire qu’avec un verre convexe.
- Farsighted (US) or long-sighted (UK) people can only read with a convex lens.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “presbyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading[edit]
- “presbyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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