circonstance

French

Etymology

From Old French circonstance, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin circumstāntia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siʁ.kɔ̃s.tɑ̃s/
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Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

circonstance f (plural circonstances)

circumstance

Derived terms

circonstancier (“to present the circumstances of an affair”)

Further reading

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

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