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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French escrivain, from Vulgar Latin *scrībānem, from Latin scrība, with altered declension. Compare Occitan escrivan, Catalan escrivà, Italian scrivano, Spanish escribano. Doublet of scribe, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
écrivain m (plural écrivains, feminine écrivaine)
- writer
- Coordinate terms: auteur, écrivaillon, écriveur
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