presbyte

English

Noun

presbyte (plural presbytes)

1. (archaic) A presbyope.

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρέσβυς (présbus, “old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɛz.bit/

• Audio (Paris):

  (file)

• Audio:

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Adjective

presbyte (plural presbytes)

1. farsighted, long-sighted

   Les vieillards sont le plus souvent presbytes.

   Old people are most often farsighted (US) or long-sighted (UK).

Noun

presbyte m or f by sense (plural presbytes)

1. presbyope, person suffering from farsightedness

   Les presbytes ne peuvent lire qu’avec un verre convexe.

   Farsighted (US) or long-sighted (UK) people can only read with a convex lens.

Related terms

• presbytéral
• presbytère
• presbytérianisme
• presbytérien, presbytérienne
• presbytie

References

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

Further reading

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