charnière
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cardināria, from Classical Latin cardinem. Unrelated to French charnier.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
charnière f (plural charnières)
- hinge
- joint (of a bone)
- (figuratively) turning point (pivotal moment)
- (philately) hinge
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Catalan: xarnera
- → Dutch: scharnier
- → German: Scharnier
- → Italian: cerniera
- → Piedmontese: sarnera
- → Portuguese: charneira
Further reading[edit]
- “charnière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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