moratoire

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin morātōrium, nominalised neuter of morātōrius, from moror (“to delay”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔ.ʁa.twaʁ/
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Noun

moratoire m (plural moratoires)

moratorium (suspension of an ongoing activity)

Further reading

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

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