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The meaning of AVANT LA LETTRE is before the letter : before the (specified) word or concept existed.
[lɛtʀ ] feminine noun. 1. [d’alphabet] letter. en lettres majuscules , en lettres capitales in capital letters ⧫ in capitals. en toutes lettres in full. 2. (= courrier) letter. écrire une lettre to write a letter. 3. (autres locutions) à la lettre to the letter. avant la lettre before the term existed ⧫ before the term was coined.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French avant la lettre (literally “before the letter”).
Prepositional phrase
avant la lettre 1. (idiomatic) Before the term was coined (the term being a word or phrase used just previously in an anachronistic way) 1.1. Suffragettes were feminists avant la lettre. 1.1.1. (the word "feminist" did not exist during their era) 1.1. 1952, George Sarton, A History of Science: 1.1.1. Could the Greeks of that time, whose minds were frustrated and demoralized by defeat and misery, be expected to give a welcome to those premature Quakers and to those Tolstoyans “avant la lettre”...
Etymology
From a caption added to an engraving to describe the drawing.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /a.vɑ̃ la lɛtʁ/
Prepositional phrase
avant la lettre 1. (literally, engraving) before lettering, before letters; proof engraving, proof before letters 1.1. Antonyms: après la lettre, avec la lettre 1.2. épreuve, gravure avant la lettre ― print made before the caption is added 1.3. Cette estampe a fait l’objet de cinq tirages avant la lettre. 1.3.1. (please add an English translation of this usage example) 2. (figuratively) avant la lettre (before the term was coined) 2.1. C’était un écologiste avant la lettre. 2.1.1. She was an...
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Sep 12, 2010 · Simmering with radio-friendly yet relatable introspections about romance/love, commitment and other realities of life, "The Letter" finds singer/songwriter Avant ready to ascend into music's mainstream ranks--joining such predecessors as Maxwell, Marvin Gaye, and D'Angelo.
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avant la lettre translation in French - English Reverso dictionary, see also 'traction avant, train avant, avant Jésus-Christ, bond en avant', examples, definition, conjugation.
The Letter is the sixth studio album by American singer Avant. It was released by Verve Forecast Records on December 21, 2010 in the United States. The singer worked with The Avila Brothers, Mike City, duo The Pentagon, and others on The Letter which debuted and peaked at number 119 on the US Billboard 200, becoming his lowest-charting album to ...
