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rayon.

ray, beam (of light, etc.)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁɛ.jɔ̃//ʁe.jɔ̃/
  1. ray, beam (of light, etc.)

    masculine
  2. spoke (of wheel)

    masculine
  3. radius

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From rai + -on. Unrelated to rayer.

noun/ʁɛ.jɔ̃//ʁe.jɔ̃/
  1. honeycomb

    masculine
  2. shelf (for books, merchandise, etc.)

    masculine
  3. department (of department store), section (of shop)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French royon, rayon, from Old French raie, ree (“honeycomb”), from Frankish *hrātu (“honeycomb”). Etymology 2 sense 1 is original, but etymology 2 sense 2 coincidentally happens to be attested earlier.

noun/ʁɛ.jɔ̃//ʁe.jɔ̃/
  1. row (for planting seeds in)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French roion, reun, roïon. By surface analysis, raie + -on.

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