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French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin vigilia.
Pronunciation
Noun
veille f (plural veilles)
- the day before, the eve
- Antonym: lendemain
- la veille de Noël ― Christmas Eve
- la veille du jour de l’an ― New Year's Eve
- (by extension) the era or while before something; eve
- Jusqu’à la veille de la Première Guerre mondiale, la cause de l’immigration italienne en France était essentiellement économique. ― Until the eve of World War I, the cause of Italian immigration to France was essentially economic.
- wakefulness
- Antonym: sommeil
- (night) watch, vigil
- (computing) standby
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Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vĭtīcula, from Late Latin vītīcula, from Classical Latin vītĭcula.
The reason for the development of a variant verille is unclear.
Pronunciation
- (archaic) IPA(key): /vəˈðiʎə/
- (classical) IPA(key): /vəˈiʎə/
- (late) IPA(key): /ˈviʎə/, /vəˈɾiʎə/
Noun
veille oblique singular, f (oblique plural veilles, nominative singular veille, nominative plural veilles)
- tendril
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