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Curie
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curie
English
thumb|Marie and Pierre Curie together in a lab.
Etymology
en :bor fr:Curie 1
en fr Curie.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkjʊə.ɹi/ Anglicised
en /ˈkjɔː.ɹi/ pour-poor
en /kjəˈɹi/
en ʊəɹi ɔːɹi 2
Proper noun
en French, especially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie.
Derived terms
en Curie-Weiss law curate curie curite curium
Anagrams
en ceiru Euric urcei ureic
French
Etymology
fr :bor fro:éscuerie 1
From a reduced form of fr fro éscuerie stable, hence a metonymic occupational name for a stable hand.395 2 French: from a reduced form of Old French éscuerie ‘stable’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a stable hand. 1 See modern fr écurie stable.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Exilexi-Irène Joliot-Curie.wav
Proper noun
mf
fr, especially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie
Derived terms
fr curie
References