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contourné

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See also: contourne

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French contourné, from Latin con- (altogether, completely) and tornāre (to make round).

Adjective

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contourné (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry, of beasts, etc) Facing sinister instead of dexter.

French

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Participle

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contourné (feminine contournée, masculine plural contournés, feminine plural contournées)

  1. past participle of contourner

Adjective

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contourné (feminine contournée, masculine plural contournés, feminine plural contournées)

  1. bypassed, circumvented
  2. distorted, crooked, wobbly

Further reading

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