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banc.

bench (seat)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɑ̃/
  1. bench (seat)

    masculine
  2. bank (mass of material, of cloud, fog, etc)

    masculine
  3. bank, shoal, school (of fish)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old High German banc, from Frankish and Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”). Doublet of banque.

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