dedans

English

Etymology

From French dedans.

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Noun

dedans (plural dedans)

1. (court tennis) A division, at one end of a tennis court, for spectators.

Anagrams

• desand, sadden, sanded

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də.dɑ̃/

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Adverb

dedans

1. towards the inside; inwardly; internally

   Antonym: dehors

Noun

dedans m or f (invariable)

1. interior, inside (of an object)

   Antonym: dehors

Preposition

dedans

1. inside, in, within

   Antonym: dehors

Derived terms

• mettre dedans

Further reading

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

Middle French

Alternative forms

• dedens

Preposition

dedans

1. in; inside

Adverb

dedans

1. in; inside

References

• dedans on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)