idée mère

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English

Etymology

From French idée mère.

Pronunciation

Noun

idée mère (plural idées mères)

  1. A fundamental idea or guiding principle, seen as giving rise to something.
    • 1863, John Stewart Mill, Utilitarianism, section V:
      The idée mère, the primitive element, in the formation of the notion of justice, was conformity to law.
    • 1868 September 26, The Saturday Review:
      M. Malot pursues this physiological development of his idée-mere with a good deal of skill, and it is, we think, the most interesting feature of his book.

Synonyms

French

Pronunciation

Noun

idée mère f (plural idées mères)

  1. idée mère