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issue

Pronunciation: /i.sy/

“issue” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. exit, way out
  2. outcome, result
  3. end, conclusion

In French

  1. Sortie, lieu par où l’on sort.
  2. Passage, ouverture par laquelle une chose peut sortir.
  3. Les extrémités, en parlant des entrailles de quelques animaux, comme les pieds, la tête et la queue, le cœur, le foie, le poumon, la rate, etc.
  4. Ce qui reste des moutures après la farine, comme le son, la recoupe, etc.
  5. Événement final, manière dont on sort d’une affaire.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French issue, from Old French issue (“exit”), from issu, past participle of issir, eissir.

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