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- [French a-lawn-zhey]
- /French a lɔ̃ˈʒeɪ/
- /ˈalɒndʒ/
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- [French a-lawn-zhey]
- /French a lɔ̃ˈʒeɪ/
Definitions of allonge word
- noun allonge a lunging or thrusting move in fencing 3
- noun allonge a lunge, thrust 3
- verb allonge to lunge 3
- noun allonge a piece of paper attached to the end of a document such as a bill of exchange or cheque in order to make room for writing endorsements when there is no more room on the document itself 3
- adjective allonge performed with the body and one arm stretched forward: an arabesque allongé. 1
- noun allonge (legal, banking) A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more. 1
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Origin of allonge
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70; < French: literally, extended, lengthened, past participle of allonger
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Parts of speech for Allonge
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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exclamation
allonge popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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