complètement French · revision 17164

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=2nd half of the 13th century, Légende de Girart de Roussillon}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /kɔ̃.plɛt.mɑ̃/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''complètement'''^(Wiktionary)

+ The Académie wrote ''complétement'' from 1762 to 1835, ''complètement'' from 1878, Littré remarked that it was the only adverb from an adjective in ''-et'' spelt with an acute accent.^(TLFi)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|fr|complète|-ment|alt1=complet]], from the feminine of [[complet|t=complete]].^(TLFi)^(Grand Robert 2005)^(GLLF 1989)^(Wiktionary) The TLFi notes a slight chronological gap, as the adjective is first recorded later.^(TLFi)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ It is first found in the second half of the 13th century, in the ''Légende de Girart de Roussillon''.^(TLFi)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was rare before the 18th century: the Trévoux dictionary of 1732 cites an example from La Fontaine but thinks the word unused, fit only for a playful or burlesque style.^(TLFi) It is now the common adverb of completeness and, by extension, of degree (''complètement fou'').^(Larousse)^(Petit Robert 2007)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 2nd half of the 13th century – First found.^(TLFi)

+ * 1732 – Trévoux records it as unusual.^(TLFi)

+ * 1762 – The Académie spells it ''complétement''.^(TLFi)

+ * 1878 – The Académie spells it ''complètement''.^(TLFi)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|completely]], entirely, from beginning to end: ''lire un ouvrage complètement'', ''être complètement guéri''.^(Petit Robert 2007)^(Larousse)

+ # Utterly, quite: ''il est complètement fou''.^(Larousse)^(Petit Robert 2007)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[complet]]

+ * [[compléter]]

+ * [[complément]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ A separate noun ''complètement'', formed from [[compléter]] (1750–51), means the act of completing; it is rare except in psychology (''test de complètement'') and topography.^(TLFi)^(Grand Robert 2005)^(Larousse)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}