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vouvoyer.

to address someone using the formal pronoun vous rather than the informal tu, to use the V-form, to "you" (as opposed to "thou")

8 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/vu.vwa.je/
  1. to address someone using the formal pronoun vous rather than the informal tu, to use the V-form, to "you" (as opposed to "thou")

    transitive
Where this word comes from

An alteration of voussoyer (vous + -oyer), influenced by the v in vous and the form of tutoyer.

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