histoire

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French

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Etymology

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From Middle French histoire, from Old French istorie (ca. 1100), borrowed from Latin historia, itself from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía).

Pronunciation

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  • (mute h) IPA(key): /is.twaʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -aʁ

Noun

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histoire f (plural histoires)

  1. story
  2. history
  3. (informal) lie, fantasy, invention
  4. misadventure

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: istwa

Further reading

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Middle English

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Noun

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histoire

  1. Alternative form of historie