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lentille.

lens

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɑ̃.tij/

  1. lens

    feminine

  2. contact lens

    feminine

  3. lentil (plant)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French lentille, from Vulgar Latin *lenticla, from syncopation of Latin lenticula. The "lens" meaning is because early lenses resembled lentils.

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