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idées mères

idées mères is the plural of idée mère.

Meaning of idée mère

Noun

idée mère (plural idées mères)

  1. A fundamental idea or guiding principle, seen as giving rise to something.
    • The idée mère, the primitive element, in the formation of the notion of justice, was conformity to law.1863, John Stewart Mill, Utilitarianism, section V
    Synonyms:
    mother idea

Questions about idées mères

What is idées mères the plural of?
Idées mères is the plural of idée mère.

Words near idées mères in the dictionary

  1. idée fixe
  2. idée mère
  3. idée reçue
  4. idées
  5. idées fixes
  6. idées mères
  7. idées reçues
  8. ie
  9. IE.
  10. IEA
  11. IEB

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