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taille

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /taɪ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪ
  • homophone: tie
  • homophone: Ty
  • homophone: Thai

1

noun

Meaning 1

A form of taxation levied on the land of peasants in pre-Revolutionary France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, historical, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The tenor voice or part, especially the part for the tenor viol or viola

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: baroque music jargon

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French taille (“cut”, noun). Doublet of tally.