hétéroclite
See also: heteroclite
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Late Latin heteroclitus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερόκλιτος (heteróklitos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]hétéroclite (plural hétéroclites)
- heterogenous
- miscellaneous, motley
- Le tiroir contenait les objets les plus hétéroclites : une paire de vieilles jumelles, des boutons, un stylo cassé, des crayons, des photos, des lunettes de soleil, des factures…
- The drawer contained the most eclectic collection of objects: an old pair of binoculars, buttons, a broken pen, pencils, photos, a pair of sunglasses, bills…
- (grammar) heteroclite, heteroclitic
Further reading
[edit]- “hétéroclite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “hétéroclite” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
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