nécropole
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See also: necrópole
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νεκρόπολις (nekrópolis, “city of the dead”). By surface analysis, nécro- + -pole.
Pronunciation
Noun
nécropole f (plural nécropoles)
- necropolis
- 1930, Victor Méric, Les Compagnons de l’Escopette, Paris: Éditions de l’Épi:
- Ah! cette ville imbécile et mortelle […] Elle prend des aspects de nécropole où les macchabées folâtres auraient licence de grimacer et de gesticuler sous un ciel putride, gonflé comme un égout.
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Further reading
- “nécropole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.