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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French meilleur, from Old French meillor, from Latin meliōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *mélyōs, from *mel- (“strong, big”).
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Adjective
meilleur (feminine meilleure, masculine plural meilleurs, feminine plural meilleures)
- comparative degree of bon ("better")
J’aime la pizza, mais les raviolis sont meilleurs.- I like pizza, but ravioli is better.
C’est une meilleure chanteuse que moi.- She's a better singer than I am.
- comparative degree of bien
- (when preceded by definite article, le meilleur) superlative degree of bon ("best")
- (when preceded by definite article, le meilleur) superlative degree of bien ("best")
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Noun
meilleur m (plural meilleurs, feminine meilleure)
- best
Pour arriver à votre but, il va falloir donner le meilleur de vous-même.- To reach your goal, you'll have to do your best.
Ces gars-là sont vraiment les meilleurs.- Those guys really are the best.
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Middle French
Etymology
From Old French meillor.
Adjective
meilleur m (feminine singular meilleure, masculine plural meilleurs, feminine plural meilleures)
- comparative degree of bon (“better”)
- superlative degree of bon (“best”)
Usage notes
- Early on the Middle French period, meilleur is used as the masculine and feminine form with the plural meilleurs (this is the same as Old French meillor). The forms meilleure as a feminine singular and meilleures as a feminine plural are both first attested in the 15th century.
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