- [uncountable] the language of France and some other countriesTopics Languagea1
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- the French[plural] the people of France
Word OriginOld English Frencisc, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
See French in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryexcuse/pardon my French
- (informal) used to say that you are sorry for swearing
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