circonstance

French

Etymology

Inherited 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, situation [from c. 1220]
en d’autres circonstances
under other circumstances

Derived terms

Further reading

“circonstance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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