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derriere

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der⋅ri⋅ère

  [der-ee-air; Fr. de-ryer]
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–noun
the buttocks; rump.
Also, der⋅ri⋅ere.

Origin:
1765–75; < F (prep., n.); OF deriere < VL *dē retrō, for L retrō towards the rear, backwards; cf. arrear
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der·ri·ère also der·ri·ere   (děr'ē-âr')   
n.  The buttocks; the rear.

[French, behind, from Old French deriere, in back of, from Vulgar Latin *dē retrō : Latin dē, from, of; see de- + Latin retrō, back; see retro-.]
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Word Origin & History

derriere 
1774, from Fr. derrière "back part, rear," originally an adv., "behind," from L.L. deretro, from L. de "from" + retro "back."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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