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timbre.

small bell

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɛ̃bʁ/
  1. small bell

    masculine
  2. stamp, postage stamp

    masculine
  3. stamp (mark)

    masculine
  4. timbre

    masculine
  5. quality of a vowel

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French timbre, via Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”). Less likely a direct descendant of Latin tympanum. Doublet of tympan.

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