prétexte

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See also: pretexte, pretexté, and prétexté

French

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetextus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁe.tɛkst/
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Noun

prétexte m (plural prétextes)

  1. excuse, pretext (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement)

Derived terms

Verb

prétexte

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

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