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appareil.

apparatus, device

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.pa.ʁɛj/
  1. apparatus, device

    masculine
    appareil photo
    appareil dentaire
  2. apparatus, device ellipsis of appareil photo: camera (for photographs)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine
  3. telephone

    masculine
    Pourrais-je parler avec monsieur Tremblay, s'il vous plaît ? / À l'appareil.
  4. aircraft

    masculine
  5. an arrangement of people, decorations, etc., for purposes of pomp

    masculine
    l'appareil diplomatique
  6. a system (of organs)

    masculine
    appareil vocal
    appareil génital
  7. a preparation that is a ready-to-use mixture of the basic ingredients for making a dish

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From appareiller (in Old French apareil). Less likely from a Vulgar Latin *apparic(u)lum; cf. apparātus (whence apparat).

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