See also: allee and Allee

English

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French allée. Doublet of alley.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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allée (plural allées)

  1. An alley in a formal garden or park, bordered by trees or bushes.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French alee, allee.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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allée f (plural allées)

  1. path, lane, allée
  2. hallway (leading from the entrance of a house)
  3. aisle (between rows of seats)
  4. driveway
  5. bowling lane
  6. action of going (used nowadays only in the expression allées et venues: the repeated action of going and returning)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Danish: allé
  • German: Allee
  • English: allée
  • Norwegian Bokmål: allé
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: allé
  • Russian: аллея (alleja)

Participle

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allée f sg

  1. feminine singular of allé

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Norman

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Etymology

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Noun

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allée f (plural allées)

  1. (Jersey) hall