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étage

UK/əˈtɑːʒ/

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étage noun: any of the distinctive forms that a cloud takes relating to the altitude of its base, either "low", "middle", or "high", and designated by the respective prefixes strato-, alto-, and cirro-.

Noun

étage (plural étages)

  1. Any of the distinctive forms that a cloud takes relating to the altitude of its base, either "low", "middle", or "high", and designated by the respective prefixes strato-, alto-, and cirro-.

Forms of étage

pluralétages

Origin of étage

Borrowed from French étage. Doublet of stage.

Questions about étage

What does étage mean?
Étage means any of the distinctive forms that a cloud takes relating to the altitude of its base, either "low", "middle", or "high", and designated by the respective prefixes strato-, alto-, and cirro-.
What part of speech is étage?
Étage is a noun.
How do you pronounce étage?
Étage is pronounced /əˈtɑːʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of étage?
The plural of étage is étages.

Words near étage in the dictionary

  1. épées
  2. équipe
  3. équipes
  4. Érin
  5. Érone
  6. étage
  7. étagère
  8. étagères
  9. étale
  10. Étampes
  11. étape

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