grâce

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See also: grace, Grace, Grâce, and Graces

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French grace, from an early borrowing from Latin grātia,[1][2] from grātus (as a favour). The lengthening of the vowel, which is indicated with the circumflex, is irregular.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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grâce f (plural grâces)

  1. grace, charm
  2. favour
  3. mercy

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Etymology and history of grâce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  2. ^ “Notes on the Development of -kj-, -tj- in Spanish and Portuguese”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2012 February 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 7 February 2012

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