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  • 21Frenchification — See Frenchify. * * * …

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  • 22-i- — the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as o is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin, if the second element is of Latin origin: cuneiform; Frenchify. * * * …

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  • 23Frenchification — noun a) The act of Frenchifying. b) Something Frenchified. Syn: Gallicization, francization See Also: Frenchify …

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  • 24Notre-Dame de Nice — The towers of the basilica The Basilica of Notre Dame de Nice (French: Basilique Notre Dame de Nice) is a Roman Catholic Neo Gothic basilica situated on the Avenue Jean Médecin in the centre of Nice, in …

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  • 25Francigenare — Lit. to become French . Latin term for those who tried to Frenchify themselves after the Conquest. Accommodating the new Norman power in the land, they hoped to advance themselves. Cf. Franklin; Pleading, Statute of …

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  • 26-i- — aff. the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as o is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin, if the second element is of Latin origin: cuneiform; Frenchify[/ex] …

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  • 27-i- — I. a linking vowel of many compounds, originally found in the combining form of many Latin words, but often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology, as in cuneiform, Frenchify, etc. II. letter substituted for final y in affixed… …

  • 28-fy — This suffix forming English verbs corresponds to French fier and Latin ficare. It occurs from the 15c onwards in words either borrowed whole from French or modelled on French forms (e.g. beautify, classify, horrify, pacify), and is also an active …

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  • 29change state — verb undergo a transformation or a change of position or action We turned from Socialism to Capitalism The people turned against the President when he stole the election • Syn: ↑turn • See Also: ↑turn around (for: ↑turn) …

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  • 30French people — noun the people of France • Syn: ↑French • Derivationally related forms: ↑Frenchify (for: ↑French) • Hypernyms: ↑nation, ↑land, ↑ …

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