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English
Etymology
French extrait
Noun
extrait (plural extraits)
- (perfumery) Synonym of parfum (“solvent containing around 15% to 40% aromatic compounds”).
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin extractum.
Noun
extrait m (plural extraits)
- an extract
- (film) a clip
- an excerpt
Descendants
Etymology 2
Alteration of Old French estrait (past participle of estraire), from Latin extractus.
Verb
extrait
- third-person singular present indicative of extraire
Participle
extrait (feminine extraite, masculine plural extraits, feminine plural extraites)
- past participle of extraire
Adjective
extrait (feminine extraite, masculine plural extraits, feminine plural extraites)
- extracted
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