ès
See also: Appendix:Variations of "es"
French
Etymology
Old French es, contraction of en + les. The grave accent is both to indicate the pronunciation and to disambiguate with es.
Usage notes
Now used mainly in the names of academic degrees (like licence ès lettres or licence ès arts), and preserved in placenames.
Further reading
- “ès” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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