quête

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See also: quete and quêté

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French queste, from Old French queste, from Latin quaesta, noun use of quaesita, feminine of quaesitus, past participle of quaerō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛt/, /kɛːt/
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Noun

quête f (plural quêtes)

  1. quest, search

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