à l'aune de

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French

Etymology

Literally, by the ell of, the ell being a unit of measure (often for cloth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a l‿on də/
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Preposition

à l’aune de

  1. (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 choseto measure something against something

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