mot
Meaning
- word
- note, (short) message
- answer to an enigma
Concepts
single-character word
verbal message
-shaped
Synonyms
mot d’honneur
mot d’esprit
message verbal
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Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mo/
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin muttum (“sound”), from muttīre (“mutter, make a mu-noise”), of onomatopoeic origin. Has almost entirely replaced parole in Modern French, perhaps because of its brevity. Compare Catalan mot.
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