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en prise

en prise adjective: undefended, able to be captured.

Adjective

en prise (not comparable)

  1. Undefended, able to be captured.

Origin of en prise

From French.

Questions about en prise

What does en prise mean?
En prise means undefended, able to be captured.
What part of speech is en prise?
En prise is an adjective.

Words near en prise in the dictionary

  1. en passants
  2. en pied
  3. en plein
  4. en plein air
  5. en pointe
  6. en prise
  7. en quad
  8. en quads
  9. en rapport
  10. en route
  11. en rule

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