ailleurs

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French ailleurs, from Old French aillors, aillurs (elsewhere), probably from Latin aliōrsum, or from a Vulgar Latin *aliore, from in *aliore loco. Possibly connected to Latin aliubī, from alibī. Compare with Occitan alhors, Portuguese alhures and Romanian aiurea.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.jœʁ/
  • Audio; d'ailleurs:(file)
  • Rhymes: -jœʁ
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /aljɔr/, /aljœr/

Adverb

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ailleurs

  1. elsewhere; somewhere else
    Synonym: autre part
    Si vous ne voulez pas que je sois ici, j’irai ailleurs.
    If you don't want me here, I'll go elsewhere.
    nulle part ailleursnowhere else
    partout ailleurseverywhere else

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French aillors.

Adverb

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ailleurs

  1. elsewhere

Descendants

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  • French: ailleurs