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maître-mot
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French
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Usage notes
French
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Etymology
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Literally,
“
master word
”
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/mɛ.tʁə.mo/
~
/me.tʁə.mo/
Noun
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maître
-
mot
m
(
plural
maîtres-mots
)
watchword
,
byword
,
name of the game
,
key
,
keyword
,
guiding
principle
Usage notes
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Used with the
definite article
le
.
Categories
:
French 3-syllable words
French terms with IPA pronunciation
French lemmas
French nouns
French countable nouns
French multiword terms
French masculine nouns
Hidden categories:
French nouns with red links in their headword lines
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