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pendule.

pendulum

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɑ̃.dyl/

  1. pendulum

    masculine
    Il a fait osciller le pendule de droite à gauche.
Where this word comes from

Clipping of Middle French funependule, a borrowing from Latin funependulus, from the ablative of funis + pendulus.

noun/pɑ̃.dyl/

  1. pendulum clock

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Ellipsis of horloge à pendule.

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