antan
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French antan, from Latin ante annum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
antan m (plural antans)
- (archaic) last year
- yesteryear, the old days, yore
- Mes amours d’antan.
- My loves from long ago.
Usage notes edit
It is never used as a stand-alone noun anymore, but only preceded by the preposition de (d’antan), thus functioning as an adjectival phrase.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “antan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Malay edit
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