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Definition of Derriere
1. Noun. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. "Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
Generic synonyms: Body Part
Group relationships: Body, Torso, Trunk
Derivative terms: Posterior
Definition of Derriere
1. Noun. (qualifier humourous) bottom, bum ¹
2. Noun. (humorous) Bottom, bum, backside. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Derriere
1. the buttocks [n -S] - See also: buttocks
Lexicographical Neighbors of Derriere
Literary usage of Derriere
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Improved French Grammar: Containing a New Method of Discovering the by John B. Ricord Madianna (1812)
"... do not put yourself before me. Devant, substantive: Le devant de sa maison,
the front part of his house. derriere, of place: tile s'est cac/ile ..."
2. Travels in Canada, and Through the States of New York and Pennsylvania by Johann Georg Kohl (1861)
"The second: " Par derriere, chez ma tante, II ya un bois joli, ... And the third
in the same fashion: " derriere, chez nous ya un etang, derriere, ..."
3. A Grammar of the French Tongue: With a Preface, Containing an Essay on the by Louis Chambaud, A. J. Des Carrieres (1846)
"1st, derriere denotes place, and is opposite to devant; ... Qu'importe que cela
soit devant ou derriere, What matters it, whether it is before or behind ? ..."
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