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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French entour, from Old French entor.
Pronunciation
Noun
entour m (plural entours)
- (in the plural) surroundings
- circumlocution
- entourage
Derived terms
Further reading
Middle French
Etymology
Old French entor.
Preposition
entour
- around; surrounding
1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 53:si regarda les dames & les damoiselles qui entour elle estoient- then she looked at the ladies and the damsels that were around her
Descendants
References
- entour on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)