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car

Pronunciation: /kaʁ/

“car” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

conjunction

  1. as, since, because, for

noun

  1. a single-decked long-distance, or privately hired, bus, a coach

In French

  1. Introduit une explication, une raison, une cause à une proposition.
  2. Autocar. Grand véhicule automobile utilisé pour le transport en commun de voyageurs, en particulier pour les transports interurbains ou les transports exceptionnels.
  3. La première partie du doublet en LISP, qui est le premier élément dans une liste.
  4. Langue nicobar parlée dans les îles Nicobar.

Etymology

From Old French quer (“as, since, because, for”), from Latin quārē (“how; why”). Compare Catalan car.

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