entre nous
[ahn-truh noo; French ahn-truh noo]
- between ourselves; confidentially.
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Origin of entre nous
Borrowed into English from French around 1680–90
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entre nous
- between ourselves; in confidence
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Word Origin
C17: from French
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Word Origin and History for entre nous
"in private," French, literally "between ourselves."
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