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French
Etymology
From adouber (“to dub”) + -ment.
Pronunciation
Noun
adoubement m (plural adoubements)
- dubbing; conferral of knighthood
2023, Frédéric Beigbeder, “Adieu la coke”, in Confessions d'un hétérosexuel légèrement dépassé, Paris: Albin Michel, →ISBN, page 41:La première fois qu’on m’en a proposé, j’avais vingt ans. C’était dans la salle de bain d’un grand appartement, avenue Georges-Mandel. Je me souviens encore de mon initiation comme d’un adoubement.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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