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famille

/ famij /

noun

  1. a type of Chinese porcelain characterized either by a design on a background of yellow ( famille jaune ) or black ( famille noire ) or by a design in which the predominant colour is pink ( famille rose ) or green ( famille verte )


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Word History and Origins

Origin of famille1

C19: literally: family

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Example Sentences

Children beyond the toddler stage should be able to sleep en famille when and if determined by them.

After thanking “le grande famille Canadien,” Will promised the crowd his speaking would get better over the course of the trip.

They were much happier in an informal setting, and we were very clear that we wanted it to be just en famille.

C'tait une sorte de Lovelace en cheveux blancs, forte redout des mres de famille.'

Mmoires posthumes: rdigs sur des lettres, dpches et autres pices authentiques, laisses sa famille, par le Gn.

It is my hope and my intention, and certainly it will be my interest, to become digne époux et irréproachable père de famille.

Jadis nos pres n'avoient qu'un unique chauffoir, qui toit commun toute une famille, et quelquefois plusieurs.

They were also able to pay their bills with praiseworthy regularity, and to take a yearly holiday en famille.

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