journée

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See also: Journee and journee

French

Etymology

From Old French jornee, from Vulgar Latin *diurnāta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒuʁ.ne/
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Noun

journée f (plural journées)

  1. day
  2. daytime

Usage notes

  • jour m and journée f are roughly synonymous, with the distinction that jour connotes more the length of time and journée connotes more the events or activities during that length of time.

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Norman

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Etymology

From Old French jornee, from Vulgar Latin *diurnāta.

Noun

journée f (plural journées) (Jersey)

  1. day