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peleton

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English

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Etymology

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From the French peloton (little ball); compare peloton.

Noun

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peleton (plural peletons)

  1. [18th Century] (obsolete, rare) A small pellet or ball.
    • 1716, Miles Davies, “Of Medals, and Writings and Writers thereupon.”, in Athenæ Britannicæ: or, A critical history of the Oxford and Cambrige writers and writings[1], page 93:
      [] who continu'd still to pelter him with Heaps and Clouds of those Historical Balls or Librarian Bullets, or Pelotes or Peletons; []
  2. [current] Misspelling of peloton.
    • 2009 January 18, Christopher Clarey, “Armstrong Returns to Riding With a Purpose”, in New York Times:
      It is a tribute to the past of bicycle racing and is full of antique equipment, faded photographs and videos of sprints and peletons past.

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch peloton, ultimately from French peloton.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pêlêton (plural)

  1. (military) platoon: a unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.

Alternative forms

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Further reading

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French peloton. Doublet of pluton (platoon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛˈlɛ.tɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɔn
  • Syllabification: pe‧le‧ton

Noun

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peleton m inan

  1. (cycling) peloton

Declension

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Further reading

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  • peleton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • peleton in Polish dictionaries at PWN