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English
Adjective
laisser-faire (comparative more laisser-faire, superlative most laisser-faire)
- Alternative form of laissez faire
Noun
laisser-faire (uncountable)
- Alternative form of laissez faire
French
Etymology
Substantivization of the verb phrase laisser faire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛ.se.fɛʁ/ ~ /le.se.fɛʁ/
Noun
laisser-faire m (uncountable)
- laissez faire
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