dehors

English

Etymology

From French dehors (“outside”).

Noun

dehors

  1. (fortification) All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover.

Preposition

dehors

  1. (archaic, law) Outside of; without or not related to
    dehors the agreement, record, will etc.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “dehors”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French dehors, defors, from Old French defors, from Vulgar Latin dē forīs, from Latin dē + forīs (“outdoors”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də.ɔʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔʁ

Adverb

dehors

  1. outside
    Antonym: dedans
    Le spectacle se déroule dehors, et c’est gratuit.
    The show will take place outside, and it's free.

Noun

dehors m (uncountable)

  1. outside
    Antonym: dedans

Derived terms

Preposition

dehors

  1. outside; outside of
    Antonym: dedans

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French defors.

Adverb

dehors

  1. outside

Descendants

  • French: dehors
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