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Middle French
Etymology
First known attestation 1380 in Problemes d'Aristote by Evrart de Conty. From Latin cylindrus, that borrowed from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros).
Noun
chilindre m (plural chilindres)
- cylinder (shape)
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