presqu'

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɛsk/

Adverb

presqu'

  1. Apocopic form of presque

Usage notes

From a prescriptivist point of view, the elided form of the adverb presque should only be used in the term presqu'île (peninsula), but its elision before words beginning with vowels is not uncommon.

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