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- [mey-ger; French me-gruh]
- /ˈmeɪ gər; French ˈmɛ grə/
- /mˈeɪɡə/
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- [mey-ger; French me-gruh]
- /ˈmeɪ gər; French ˈmɛ grə/
Definitions of maigre word
- adjective maigre containing neither flesh nor its juices, as food permissible on days of religious abstinence. 1
- noun maigre (cookery) Made without meat (and thus permitted to be eaten on a fast day). 1
- adjective maigre not containing flesh, and so permissible as food on days of religious abstinence 0
- adjective maigre of or designating such a day 0
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Origin of maigre
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
From French, dating back to 1675-85; See origin at meager
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Parts of speech for Maigre
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
maigre popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
maigre usage trend in Literature
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- what does maigre mean in french?
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