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malentendu
 
SYLLABICATION:mal·en·ten·du
PRONUNCIATION:  mln-tn-d
NOUN: A misunderstanding.
ETYMOLOGY:French, from mal entendu, misunderstood : mal, badly (from Latin male; see mel-3 in Appendix I) + entendu, past participle of entendre, to understand (from Old French; see intend).
 
 
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