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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin gehenna, from Aramaic ܓܗܢܐ (gēhannā) from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (ge'henom, “hell”, literally “valley of Hinnom”).
Pronunciation
Noun
géhenne f (plural géhennes)
- gehenna
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