antan

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French antan, from Latin ante annum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tɑ̃/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: entend, entends

Noun

antan m (plural antans)

1. (archaic) last year
2. yesteryear, the old days, yore

   Mes amours d’antan.

   My loves from long ago.

Usage notes

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

• hockey d’antan
• neiges d’antan
• se soucier de quelque chose comme des neiges d’antan

Further reading

• “antan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• tanna

Malay

Noun

antan

1. pestle