Masculine
sceau
Sentences
Le revers de la médaille est une adaptation du sceau 🦭 officiel de l'Institut.
🦭
The reverse of the medal is an adaptation of the official seal of the Institute.
Meaning
seal (pattern; design)
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/so/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French seel (whence also English seal), from Vulgar Latin *segellum, from Latin sigillum. The spelling with sc- was introduced in Middle French (with -c- loosely representing the Latin -g-) in order to distinguish from unrelated seau (“bucket”).
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