necessaire

/nɛsɪˈsɛɹ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

"While this was being made they missed one boat, and, by the time it was ready, the sleuths were on their track – this unlucky medicine chest having played the same part that Marie Antoinette's nécessaire did in the escape to Varennes."

From French nécessaire. Doublet of necessary.

necessaires (plural) nécessaire (alternative)

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How do you pronounce necessaire?

The recorded pronunciation is /nɛsɪˈsɛɹ/.

What does necessaire mean?

Where does necessaire come from?

From French nécessaire. Doublet of necessary.

How to pronounce necessaire

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