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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    In French, it means "beginning." The English meaning of the word exists only when in the plural form: [faire] ses débuts [sur scène] (to make one's débuts on the stage). The English meaning and usage also extends to sports to denote a player who is making their first appearance for a team or at an event. décolletage a low-cut neckline ...

  3. List of English words of French origin - Wikipedia

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    English words of French origin can also be distinguished from French words and expressions used by English speakers. Although French is derived mainly from Latin , which accounts for about 60% of English vocabulary either directly or via a Romance language , it includes words from Gaulish and Germanic languages , especially Old Frankish .

  4. List of English words with dual French and Old English ...

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    Generally, words coming from French often retain a higher register than words of Old English origin, and they are considered by some to be more posh, elaborate, sophisticated, or pretentious. However, there are exceptions: weep , groom and stone (from Old English) occupy a slightly higher register than cry , brush and rock (from French).

  5. List of French words of English origin - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of French words, terms and phrases of English language origin, some of a specialist nature, in common usage in the French language or at least within their specialist area. Modern English is rarely considered a source language as it is itself a mixture of other languages.

  6. Stele - Wikipedia

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    The funerary stele of Thrasea and Euandria, c. 365 BC Steles have also been used to publish laws and decrees, to record a ruler's exploits and honors, to mark sacred territories or mortgaged properties, as territorial markers, as the boundary steles of Akhenaton at Amarna, [4] or to commemorate military victories. [5]

  7. List of English words of French origin (D–I) - Wikipedia

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    French phrases used by English speakers; Law French; Glossary of fencing, (predominantly from French). Glossary of ballet (predominantly from French) Lists of English loanwords by country or language of origin; List of English words of Gaulish origin; List of English words of Latin origin; List of English Latinates of Germanic origin

  8. Category:Lists of English words of French origin - Wikipedia

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    Upload file; Special pages; ... Pages in category "Lists of English words of French origin" ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4. ...

  9. List of English words of French origin (A–C) - Wikipedia

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    Influence of French on English; French phrases used by English speakers; Law French; Glossary of fencing, (predominantly from French). Glossary of ballet (predominantly from French) Lists of English loanwords by country or language of origin; List of English words of Gaulish origin; List of English words of Latin origin