comices

English

Noun

comices

1. plural of comice

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin comitia, plural of comitium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.mis/

Noun

comices m pl (plural only)

1. (Ancient Rome) comitia (popular legislative assembly)
2. (modern usage) fair, trade show

   les comices agricoles ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […] ‎, Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:

     Ah! parbleu! ajouta-t-il, voilà les comices bientôt; elle y sera, je la verrai. Nous commencerons, et hardiment, car c'est le plus sûr.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

comices

1. plural of comice

Further reading

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