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French

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Noun

1. french

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

2. french, french people

the people of France

3. daniel chester french, french

United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)

Verb

4. french

cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking

Example Sentences:
'French the potatoes'

Adjective

5. french, gallic

of or pertaining to France or the people of France

Example Sentences:
'French cooking'
'a Gallic shrug'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

French

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noun
1. 
the official language of France: also an official language of Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, and certain other countries. It is the native language of approximately 75 million people; also used for diplomacy. Historically, French is an Indo-European language belonging to the Romance group
See also Old French, Anglo-French
2.  the French
3.  French vermouth
adjective
4. 
relating to, denoting, or characteristic of France, the French, or their language
▶ Related prefixes: Franco-, Gallo-
5. 
(in Canada) of or relating to French Canadians
noun
Sir John Denton Pinkstone, 1st Earl of Ypres. 1852–1925, British field marshal in World War I: commanded the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium (1914–15); Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1918–21)

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French

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noun
1. 
the Romance language spoken chiefly in France, French Canada, and certain parts of Belgium, Switzerland, and Africa
2.  [often f-]; British
dry vermouth
adjective
3. 
of France or its people, language, or culture
verb transitive [often f-]
4.  US
to trim the meat from the end of the bone of (a lamb or veal chop)
5.  US
to cut (string beans) into long, thin slices before cooking
Daniel Chester1850-1931; U.S. sculptor

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

French

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tr.v. frenched, french·ing, french·es
1. To cut (green beans, for example) into thin strips before cooking.
2. To trim fat or bone from (a chop, for example).
3. or French
a. Slang To give a French kiss to.
b. Vulgar Slang To perform oral sex on.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of France or its people or culture.
2. Of or relating to the French language.
n.
1. The Romance language of France, parts of Switzerland and Belgium, and other countries formerly under French influence or control.
2. (used with a pl. verb) The people of France.
3. Informal Coarse or vulgar language: Pardon my French.
American sculptor whose many public statues include the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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