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French¹

Sir John Denton Pinkstone, 1st Earl of Ypres. 1852--1925, British field marshal in World War I: commanded the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium (1914--15); Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1918--21)

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French²

1. the official language of France: also an official language of Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, and certain other countries. It is the native language of approximately 70 million people; also used for diplomacy. Historically, French is an Indo-European language belonging to the Romance group

2. the French the natives, citizens, or inhabitants of France collectively

3. See French vermouth

4. relating to, denoting, or characteristic of France, the French, or their language

5. (in Canada) of or relating to French Canadians

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french [french]

(mechanics)

A unit of length used to measure small diameters, especially those of fiber optic bundles, equal to ⅓ millimeter.