célibat

See also: celibat and celibát

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caelibātus, from caelebs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /se.li.ba/
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Noun

célibat m (usually uncountable, plural célibats)

celibacy (state of being unmarried)
celibacy (state of not engaging in sexual intercourse)

Derived terms

célibataire

Further reading

“célibat” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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