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Can you find the meaning of these missing words?

2022-05-16T05:13:49.463Z


QUIZ - "Douxfleurant", "lendore"... Le Figaro invites you to (re)discover the flavor of these forgotten words.


A living language is constantly evolving.

Among the transformations that French undergoes, one cannot neglect the entry and exit of vocabulary words.

On the occasion of the release of the new Larousse 2023 dictionary, Bernard Cerquiglini offers a list of certain obsolete terms which are tending to disappear.

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Inspired by this approach,

Le Figaro invites

you to discover or rediscover the meaning of certain words that have disappeared or are in the process of disappearing.

The opportunity for these terms to reappear and make us enjoy their delicious sounds.

Can you guess the meaning of these old-fashioned words?

If you are not a

“savant”

, your

“optimal”

answers will undoubtedly allow you to

“positively paragonize”

your results with those of our readers.

Source: lefigaro

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