jouxte

See also: jouxté

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French joste, from Latin iuxtā (“near, next to, close to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒukst/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Homophones: jouxtent, jouxtes

Preposition

jouxte

1. (archaic) near, next to
2. (archaic) according to

Usage notes

Seldom used outside of legal contexts.

Verb

jouxte

1. inflection of jouxter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

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