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martyr.

martyr

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/maʁ.tiʁ/
  1. martyr

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French martire, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), later form of μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).

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