à l'abandon
[ ala-bahn-dawn ]
/ a la bɑ̃ˈdɔ̃ /
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adverb French.
carelessly; recklessly.
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Origin of à l'abandon
Literally, “with abandon”
Words nearby à l'abandon
ala, Alabama, Alabamian, alabamine, alabandite, à l'abandon, alabaster, alabastos, alabastron, alabastrum, à la bonne heure
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