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English
Adjective
recherche (comparative more recherche, superlative most recherche)
- Alternative form of recherché
See also
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French recherche.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rəˈʃɛr.ʒə/, /ˌreːˈʃɛr.ʒə/
- Hyphenation: re‧cher‧che
- Rhymes: -ɛrʒə
Noun
recherche f (uncountable)
- criminal-investigation unit or department of a police force
- criminal investigation, detective work
- (obsolete) research
Derived terms
Descendants
French
Etymology
Deverbal from rechercher (“to research”).
Pronunciation
Noun
recherche f (plural recherches)
- research
- search
Derived terms
Descendants
Verb
recherche
- inflection of rechercher:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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