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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French ailleurs, from Old French aillors, aillurs (“elsewhere”), probably from Latin aliōrsum, or from a Vulgar Latin *aliore, from in *aliore loco. Possibly connected to Latin aliubī, from alibī. Compare with Occitan alhors, Portuguese alhures and Romanian aiurea.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ailleurs
- elsewhere; somewhere else
- Synonym: autre part
Si vous ne voulez pas que je sois ici, j’irai ailleurs.- If you don't want me here, I'll go elsewhere.
- nulle part ailleurs ― nowhere else
- partout ailleurs ― everywhere else
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Middle French
Etymology
From Old French aillors.
Adverb
ailleurs
- elsewhere
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