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French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *rebursus, alteration of reburrus (“with bristing hair”) by analogy with reversus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rebours (feminine rebourse, masculine plural rebours, feminine plural rebourses)
- (archaic) churlish, disagreeable
Noun
rebours m (plural rebours)
- (archaic except in set phrases) opposite, reverse
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