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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French allée. Doublet of alley.
Pronunciation
Noun
allée (plural allées)
- An alley in a formal garden or park, bordered by trees or bushes.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French alee, allee.
Pronunciation
Noun
allée f (plural allées)
- path, lane, allée
- hallway (leading from the entrance of a house)
- aisle (between rows of seats)
- driveway
- bowling lane
- action of going (used nowadays only in the expression allées et venues: the repeated action of going and returning)
Derived terms
Descendants
Participle
allée f sg
- feminine singular of allé
Further reading
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
allée f (plural allées)
- (Jersey) hall