flegme

French

Alternative forms

(archaic, obsolete) phlegme

Etymology

From Old French fleume (with etymological re-formation), from Late Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma). Doublet of flemme.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /flɛɡm/

Noun

flegme m (plural flegmes)

(medicine, historical) phlegm
composure

Further reading

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

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