recueil

English

Etymology

From Middle English recuel, recuyell, recule, from French recueil.

Noun

recueil (plural recueils)

1. (obsolete) compendium, literary compilation
   • c. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott:

     Thus parrot dothe pray you
     with hert most tender
     To rekyn with this recule now
     And it to remember

French

Etymology

From recueillir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.kœj/

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• Rhymes: -œj
• Homophone: recueils

Noun

recueil m (plural recueils)

1. compendium, anthology
2. collection

Related terms

• recueillir

Further reading

• “recueil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.