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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin criblum, from Latin cribrum (through dissimilation).
Pronunciation
Noun
crible m (plural cribles)
- sieve, sifter, riddle (any device with holes used to separate small things from larger things)
- (category theory) sieve
Derived terms
Verb
crible
- inflection of cribler:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Galician
Adjective
crible m or f (plural cribles)
- credible, believable
- Antonym: incrible