copine

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copine (plural copines)

1. Any of a group of highly conserved, calcium-dependent membrane proteins found in a variety of eukaryotes.

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

• Piceno, Picone

From copain m +‎ -ine f.

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.pin/

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• Homophone: copines

copine f (plural copines, masculine copain)

1. (informal) female equivalent of copain: female friend, girl friend, chum, pal

   Synonym: amie f

2. (informa) ellipsis of petite copine: girlfriend (girl/woman to whom one has a romantic attachment)

   Synonym: petite amie f

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• compagnie f

• ami m
• amitié f

• “copine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• pionce, pioncé