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FRENCH LEAVE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does French leave mean?

• FRENCH LEAVE (noun)
The noun FRENCH LEAVE has 1 sense:

1. an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell)

Familiarity information: FRENCH LEAVE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FRENCH LEAVE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("French leave" is a kind of...):

departure; going; going away; leaving (act of departing)

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