envergure
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
envergure f (plural envergures)
- (of an aircraft) wingspan
- (figuratively) scale; magnitude
- une offensive d’envergure ― a large-scale offensive operation
Descendants
- Esperanto: enverguro
Further reading
- “envergure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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