french
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1. the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | langue d'oc, langue d'oc french, |
| definition | : | medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | old french, |
| definition | : | the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | anglo-french, anglo-norman, |
| definition | : | the French (Norman) language used in medieval England (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | canadian french, |
| definition | : | the French language as spoken in Quebec, Canada (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | walloon, |
| definition | : | a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France (noun.communication) |
| domain region | : | france, french republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe (noun.location) |
| domain member usage | : | noblesse oblige, |
| definition | : | the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically) (noun.act) |
| domain member usage | : | patois, |
| definition | : | a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard (noun.communication) |
| domain member usage | : | eminence grise, |
| definition | : | (French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without holding an official position (noun.person) |
| domain member usage | : | fin de siecle, |
| definition | : | relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century) (adj.all) |
2. the people of France (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | country, land, nation, |
| definition | : | the people who live in a nation or country (noun.group) |
3. United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931) (noun.person)
4. cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cut, |
| definition | : | shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of (verb.change) |
5. the people of France (noun.person)
| derivation | : | frenchify, |
| definition | : | become French in appearance or character (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | frenchify, |
| definition | : | make French in appearance or character (verb.change) |
6. of or pertaining to France or the people of France (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | france, french republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | frog, gaul, |
| definition | : | a person of French descent (noun.person) |
7. the people of France (noun.person)
| derivation | : | frenchify, |
| definition | : | become French in appearance or character (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | frenchify, |
| definition | : | make French in appearance or character (verb.change) |
8. of or pertaining to France or the people of France (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | france, french republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | frog, gaul, |
| definition | : | a person of French descent (noun.person) |
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