comice

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French comice, ellipsis of [Doyenne du] Comice (“[Dean of the] Show”), from comice agricole (“agricultural show”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈmiːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs

Noun

comice (plural comices)

1. A cultivated variety of pear with yellowish-green and reddish skin, and having juicy flesh.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.mis/

Noun

comice m (plural comices)

1. alternative form of comices (“trade show”)

Derived terms

• comice agricole

References

• “comice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Adjective

cōmice

1. vocative masculine singular of cōmicus

References

• “comice”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “comice”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “comice”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.