mouture
French
Etymology
From Old French molture, from moldre (“to grind”), later moudre, the same as Modern French. The Old French alternatively derives from a Vulgar Latin *molitura, from Latin molitus (compare Spanish moltura, Friulian muldure).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mutyʁ/
Noun
mouture f (plural moutures)
- grinding (usually cereals)
- the fee charged for grinding
- (figuratively) version, draft (of a document)
- Synonym: version
- 2017 March 7, Frédéric Autan, “Décret anti-immigration : Donald Trump revoit sa copie”, in Libération:
- Plus d’un mois et demi après l’adoption d’une première mouture contestée dans la rue puis suspendue par la justice, Donald Trump a signé lundi une version atténuée de son décret anti-immigration.
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Further reading
- “mouture” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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