French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French chascun, from Old French chascun, from Vulgar Latin *cascunum, *casquunum, a conflation of quisque unum (each one) + *cata unum, a variant form showing a derivative of Ancient Greek κατά (katá) (this variant form survived into Old French as chaün). Compare Occitan cadun, chascun, Catalan cadascun, Italian ciascuno.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃa.kœ̃/
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  • Rhymes: -œ̃

Pronoun

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chacun m (feminine chacune)

  1. each, each one
    Ces fromages coutent 1 euro chacun.
    These cheeses cost 1 euro each.
  2. every, everyone
    Chacun pour soi.Everyone for themselves.

Derived terms

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