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Poissons
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English
Noun
Poissons
French
Etymology
the plural of poisson (“fish”), from Latin piscis (plural pisces, hence Pisces); the municipality (and hence the canton) may have an entirely different (Latin? Celtic?) origin, possibly aligned by popular etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Poissons m pl (plural only)
- (astronomy) the constellation Pisces 'the Fishes'
- (astrology) the zodiac sign Pisces, after the above
- Poissons (a municipality in northern French Champage)
- Poissons (a canton of Haute-Marne department, named after the above town, its capital)
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