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dehors

dehors noun: all sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover.

Noun

dehors

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

Preposition

dehors

  1. (archaic) Outside of; without or not related to
    • dehors the agreement/record/treaty/will etc.

Origin of dehors

Borrowed from French dehors (“outside”).

Questions about dehors

What does dehors mean?
Dehors means all sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover.
What part of speech is dehors?
Dehors can be a noun or a preposition.

Words near dehors in the dictionary

  1. dehorner
  2. dehorners
  3. dehorning
  4. Dehornoy order
  5. dehorns
  6. dehors
  7. dehort
  8. dehortatio
  9. dehortation
  10. dehortations
  11. dehortative

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