onques

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French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French onques, from Old French onques, from Latin umquam, unquam.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔ̃k/
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Adverb

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onques

  1. (obsolete) one day
  2. (obsolete, used with "ne") never

Further reading

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Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French onques.

Adverb

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onques

  1. ever; at any point in time
  2. (with ne) never (not at any point in time)

Descendants

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  • French: onques

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin umquam, unquam.

Adverb

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onques

  1. never

Descendants

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