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accoudement

French, noun/a.kud.mɑ̃/

accoudement is spelled A-C-C-O-U-D-E-M-E-N-T (11 letters). Accoudement is a French masculine noun meaning “action of leaning on ones elbows” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de s’appuyer sur le coude”.

What does accoudement mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineaction of leaning on ones elbows

  2. 2

    masculineneck and neck situation

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Action de s’appuyer sur le coude. 2. Position au coude à coude sur les rangs. 3. Partie antérieure du parapet d’une tranchée, destinée à l’appui des coudes des tireurs.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of accoudement

  • accoudements plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce accoudement?

  • /a.kud.mɑ̃/
  • \a.kud.mɑ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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