abus

• IPA^(key): /a.by/

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abus m (plural abus)

1. abuse (improper usage)

• “abus” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

abus

1. accusative plural masculine form of abi

From Old French abus (“improper use”), from Latin abūsus (“misused, using up”), perfect active participle of abūtor, abūtī (“use up, exhaust, consume; waste, squander; misuse, abuse; use improperly”).

abus m (plural abus)

1. (Jersey) abuse

abus m (oblique plural abus, nominative singular abus, nominative plural abus)

1. excess
2. abuse

• French: abus, abuser
• Norman: abuser, abûther
• → Middle English: abusen
  • English: abuse
  • Scots: abuise

• IPA^(key): /ˈabus/

abus

1. animal
2. meat
3. (hunting) game
4. side-dish
5. garnish
6. (figuratively) Something that one likes and often has ('having it for breakfast')

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