maîtrise

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See also: maîtrisé, maitrise, and maitrisé

French

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁiz/ ~ /me.tʁiz/

Etymology 1

From maître +‎ -ise.

Noun

maîtrise f (plural maîtrises)

  1. mastery
  2. control
    maîtrise du ciel ― air superiority (literally, “control of the sky”)
  3. (Canada) master's degree

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

maîtrise

  1. inflection of maîtriser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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