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treff

/ˈtɹɛf/

treff noun: a covert meeting.

Noun

treff (plural treffs)

  1. A covert meeting.
    • The Moscow experts on treffs perform their duty with ponderous, often ridiculous, awkwardness. Before the atomic spy Allan Nunn May left Canada to go to London, a treff in London had to be arranged for him and another agent.1955, David J. Dallin, Soviet Espionage, page 495

Forms of treff

pluraltreffs

Origin of treff

From German Treff (“meeting point”).

Questions about treff

What does treff mean?
Treff means a covert meeting.
What part of speech is treff?
Treff is a noun.
How do you pronounce treff?
Treff is pronounced /ˈtɹɛf/.
What is the plural of treff?
The plural of treff is treffs.

Words near treff in the dictionary

  1. Trefeglwys
  2. trefentanil
  3. Trefethen
  4. Trefethens
  5. Trefeurig
  6. treff
  7. Treffgarne
  8. Treffry
  9. Treffrys
  10. treffs
  11. trefgordd

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