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influence

Pronunciation: /ɛ̃.fly.ɑ̃s/

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

noun

  1. influence

In French

  1. Action d’une personne, d’une circonstance ou d’une chose qui influe sur une autre.
  2. Autorité, crédit, ascendant.
  3. Influence commerciale pratiquée par les influenceurs commerciaux.

Etymology

From Old French influence, borrowed from Medieval Latin īnfluentia, from Latin īnfluēns (“flowing in”), present active participle of īnfluō (“flow into”), from in- (“in-”) + fluō (“flow”).

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