Etymology

rencontre

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Today it means: A chance or unexpected meeting or encounter. Full definition →

Middle French rencontre
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rencontre · noun1

  1. Middle French · borrowed fromrencontre
  2. English todayrencontre

From Middle French rencontre.

rencontre · verb2

  1. Middle French · derived fromrencontrer
  2. Middle English · inherited fromrencontren
  3. English todayrencontre

From Middle English rencontren, from Middle French rencontrer.

Words from the same roots

Middle Frenchrencontre all →

rencounter

Middle Frenchrencontrer all →

rencounter

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