comices

English

Noun

comices

  1. plural of comice

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin comitia, plural of comitium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.mis/

Noun

comices m pl (plural only)

  1. (Ancient Rome) comitia (popular legislative assembly)
  2. (modern usage) fair, trade show
    les comices agricoles ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:
      Ah! parbleu! ajouta-t-il, voilà les comices bientôt; elle y sera, je la verrai. Nous commencerons, et hardiment, car c'est le plus sûr.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

comices

  1. plural of comice

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