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Thalys.

a former West European high-speed train service now merged with Eurostar.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ta.lis/
  1. a former West European high-speed train service now merged with Eurostar.

    historical · invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

1990s. Invented name for purposes of ease of pronunciation and euphony, the suffixes -ys and -is being popular in brand names (cf. Editis, Euridis, Novartis, Stellantis, etc).

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