décès
See also: deces
French
Etymology
Old French decés, from Latin dēcessus, past participle of dēcēdō (“depart, die”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.sɛ/
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Noun
décès m (plural décès)
- death (act or fact of dying)
- Le décès de deux jeunes a provoqué des émeutes
- The death of two youths caused riots
Further reading
- “décès” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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