jadis
French
Etymology
Old French ja a dis (“there are days before”), from ja (“already”) + a (“has”) + plural of di (“day”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒa.dis/, /ʒa.di/
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Adverb
jadis
- long ago, once, yesteryear, in times past, yore
Further reading
- “jadis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.