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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French cedule, borrowed from Latin schedula, diminutive of scheda. Compare Portuguese and Spanish cédula.
Pronunciation
Noun
cédule f (plural cédules)
- (dated) debt certificate, borrower's note, payment agreement
1844–1846, Alexandre Dumas, chapter XVIII, in Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, volume 2, published 1889:Danglars voulut au moins se donner le mérite de la bonne volonté ; il prit la plume et le papier que lui présentait Peppino, écrivit la cédule, et signa.- Danglars thought it as well to comply with a good grace, so he took the pen, ink, and paper Peppino offered him, wrote the draft, and signed it.
- (by extension) note
- Synonym: billet
- (Canada) schedule
- Synonym: emploi du temps
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