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devin

Pronunciation: /də.vɛ̃/

“devin” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. seer, soothsayer

In French

  1. Homme qui prétend prédire les évènements qui arriveront et découvrir les choses cachées.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French devin, inherited from Latin dīvīnus (“prophetic”). Doublet of divin.

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