contre-jour

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French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From contre +‎ jour.

Pronunciation

Noun

contre-jour m (plural contre-jours)

  1. backlighting

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French contre-jour.

Noun

contre-jour n (uncountable)

  1. backlight

Declension

References

  • contre-jour in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN