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carrefour definition

carre·four (kar′ə fo̵or′, kar′ə fo̵or′)

noun

  1. a crossroads or intersection
  2. a public square or plaza

Etymology: altered (infl. by Fr) < LME quarefour < MFr quarrefour < VL *quadrifurcum, orig. neut. of *quadrifurcus, lit., four-forked, hence, where four roads meet < L quadri- (see quadri-) + furca, fork

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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