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calorifère

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See also: calorifere

French

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Etymology

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From Latin calor (heat) +‎ -fère.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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calorifère m (plural calorifères)

  1. (dated outside Quebec) heater, radiator
    • 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis[1]:
      La chambre de Blanche était en désordre. Un mouchoir séchait sur le calorifère. Une chemise pendait à la clef d’un placard.
      Blanche's room was a mess. A handkerchief was drying on the heater. A shirt was hanging from a cupboard key.

Descendants

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  • English: calorifere
  • German: Kalorifer
  • Ottoman Turkish: قالوریفر (kalorifer)

Further reading

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