French

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Etymology

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Past participle of étreindre, perhaps corresponding to Latin strictus, probably through an intermediate Vulgar Latin *strinctus. Cf. also étroit.

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Participle

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étreint (feminine étreinte, masculine plural étreints, feminine plural étreintes)

  1. past participle of étreindre

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