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accès

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See also: acces and accés

French

Etymology

From Latin accessus (approach), from accēdō (approach, accede).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ak.sɛ/
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Noun

accès m (plural accès)

  1. access
  2. (medicine) attack, sudden fit, bout
    un accès de fièvrea bout of fever
    • 1895, R. von Krafft-Ebing, Psychopathia Sexualis:
      Le malade prétend avoir, étant jeune homme, souffert d'accès de vertige qui duraient plusieurs secondes et pendant lesquels il avait comme le sentiment que tout son être se désagrégeait.
      The patient claims to have, as a young man, suffered an attack of vertigo which lasted several seconds and during which he had the feeling that his entire being was coming apart.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: acces

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin accessus (approach), from accēdō (approach, accede).

Pronunciation

Noun

accès m

  1. access

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