khâgne
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French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pseudo-Greek modification of cagneux (“knock-kneed”), c. 1900.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
khâgne f (plural khâgnes)
- (France, university slang) the second year course, preceded by hypokhâgne, of a two-year academic cycle in France (called Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles, Humanities section) whose aim is to prepare students for the entrance competition to the École normale supérieure in Paris
Derived terms
References
- ^ Claire Doutriaux (2015 November 16 (last accessed)) “le mot : khâgne”, in Arte, archived from the original on 2015-09-24
- ^ “khâgne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Further reading
- “khâgne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
classes préparatoires littéraires on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
