Meanings
nounavertissement (plural avertissements)
plural avertissements
- fencingA warning; used to indicate a minor rule infraction by one of the fencers
Origin
- Frenchavertissement
- Frenchavertissement
- Englishavertissement
Borrowed from French avertissement.
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avertissement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avertissement
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