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mode.

fashion, trend

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɔd/

  1. fashion, trend

    feminine
    Il faut suivre la mode en France.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French mode, from Old French mode f, ultimately from Latin modus m. The masculine gender was reintroduced for some senses during the Middle French period under influence of the Latin. Doublet of mœuf.

noun/mɔd/

  1. method, means, way, mode

    masculine
    mode de paiement
    Quel mode de transport est-ce que tu utilises ?

  2. mode, mood

    masculine

  3. mode

    masculine

  4. mode (most common value)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French mode, from Old French mode f, ultimately from Latin modus m. The masculine gender was reintroduced for some senses during the Middle French period under influence of the Latin. Doublet of mœuf.

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