ALLÉE

Meaning of ALLÉE in English

[ 'aleɪ ]

■ noun an alley in a formal garden or park, bordered by trees or bushes.

Origin

C18: from Fr.

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ALLÉE — [F] n avenue, walk, alley
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ALLÉE — noun see: alley Date: 1759 a walkway lined with trees or tall shrubs
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ALLÉE — (ˈ)a|lā noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Old French alee action of going, journey, from feminine of alé, past …
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ALLEE — n. walkway lined with tall shrubs or trees
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ALLÉE — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French alee — more at alley Date: 1759 : a walkway lined with trees or …
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ALLEE — [al.lee] n [F, fr. MF alee--more at alley] (1759): a walkway lined with trees or tall shrubs
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ALLEE — feature of the French formal garden that was both a promenade and an extension of the view. It either ended …
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ALLEE — n. Pronunciation: ä- ' l ā , a- Function: noun Etymology: French, from Middle French alee ― more at ALLEY …
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ALLEE, WARDER CLYDE — born June 5, 1885, near Bloomingdale, Ind., U.S. died March 18, 1955, Gainesville, Fla. zoologist and ecologist noted for his …
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WILLY-NILLY — I. ˈwilēˈnilē, -li...li adverb (or adjective) Etymology: alteration of will I nill I or will he nill he or will …
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VANISH — I. ˈvanish, -nēsh, esp in pres part -nəsh verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English vanisshen, from Middle French evaniss-, …
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TRANSFORM — I. tranzˈfȯ(ə)rm, traan-, -n(t)ˈsf-, -ȯ(ə)m verb Etymology: Middle English transformen, from Latin transformare, from trans- + formare to form transitive …
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RANK — I. ˈraŋk, ˈraiŋk adjective ( often -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ranc overbearing, strong, brave, mature, ostentatious; …
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OUTBREAK — I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English outbreken, from Old English ūtbrecan, from ūt out + brecan to break — …
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MEDIUM — I. ˈmēdēəm noun ( plural mediums -dēəmz ; or me·dia -dēə) Etymology: Latin, from neuter of medius middle — more …
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JUVENILE — I. ˈjüvəˌnīl, -_n ə l sometimes -(ˌ)nil adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French juvénile, from Latin juvenilis, from juvenis young …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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EMPTY — I. ˈem(p)tē, -ti adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ǣmtig, ǣmettig empty, unoccupied, from ǣmetta leisure, …
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CLICK — I. ˈklik verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) transitive verb 1. a. : to strike or move with a click : cause …
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CATCH
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ASPECT — I. ˈaˌspekt, ˈaa- sometimes -_spēkt or -_spikt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin aspectus, from aspectus, past …
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TURN THE SCALE — phrasal also turn the balance 1. : to register weight — used with at hand baggage turned the scale at …
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ROUNDED — adjective Etymology: from past participle of round (VI) 1. a. : convex, curving, or round in shape : flowing rather …
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PULSATION — ˌpəlˈsāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin pulsation-, pulsatio, from pulsatus (past participle of pulsare to beat, strike) + -ion-, …
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PECK ORDER
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MOP UP — transitive verb 1. : to dispose of : clean up have heard much less of Brighton's race gangs since the …
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INTRODUCE — |in.trə|d(y)üs, -rō|d-, in rapid speech |in(t)ə(r)|d- transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English introducen to initiate, instruct, from Latin …
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INERTIA — ə̇ˈnərshə, -nə̄sh-, -nəish- also -shēə noun ( plural iner·tias -əz ; also iner·ti·ae -shēˌē) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, lack …
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IDEA
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FECUNDATE — ˈfekənˌdāt, ˈfēk- transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin fecundatus, past participle of fecundare to fertilize, from fecundus fecund 1. …
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ENEMY — ˈenəmē, -mi noun ( plural enemies ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English enemi, from Old French enemi, inimi, from …
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