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French
Etymology
Literally, “by the ell of”, the ell being a unit of measure (often for cloth).
Pronunciation
Preposition
à l’aune de
- (formal, literary) in the light of, with regards to, by the standards of, by the yardstick of, by taking as a reference
- mesurer quelque chose à l’aune de quelque chose ― to measure something against something
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