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r
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der·ri·ère
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ˌdɛr
iˈɛər
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Fr.
dɛˈryɛr
/
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r
ye
r
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noun
the buttocks; rump.
Also,
der·ri·ere
.
Origin:
1765–75;
<
French
(preposition, noun);
Old French
deriere
<
Vulgar Latin
*dē retrō,
for
Latin
retrō
towards the rear, backwards;
compare
arrear
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derrière
(ˌdɛrɪˈɛə,
French
dɛrjɛr)
—
n
euphemistic
the buttocks
[C18: literally: behind (prep), from Old French
deriere,
from Latin
dē retrō
from the back]
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