révérence

See also: reverence

French

Etymology

From Latin reverentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.ve.ʁɑ̃s/

Noun

révérence f (plural révérences)

  1. reverence (deep respect)
  2. bow (gesture made by bending forward at the waist)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Romanian: reverență
  • → Turkish: reverans
  • → Russian: реверанс (reverans)

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