French

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Etymology

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A contraction of de (from) and avec (with)

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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d’avec

  1. from
    se séparer l’un d’avec l’autreto separate from each other
    Ils déclarèrent la sécession d’avec le royaume.
    They declared secession from the kingdom.

Usage notes

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The terms indicates a separation or difference between two entities. It can be replaced by de when there would be no ambiguity with the other meanings of de.