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noun, feminine

naissance

/nɛ.sɑ̃s/

noun, feminine/nɛ.sɑ̃s/plural: naissances

birth; birth, invention, creation

Synonyms: venue au monde

From Old French naissance (12th c.), derived after Latin nāscentia (“birth”). By surface analysis, naître + -ance. Compare Catalan naixença, Occitan naissença.

naissance — French Dictionary | Passage