Modern French

noun

1. the French language since c1600.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Modern French¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The pilot episode of Netflix’s original show Lupin centers around a Louvre jewel robbery, a modern French TV show inspired by Maurice Leblanc’s gentleman thief.

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While working at Jeune et Jolie, Buzzetta helped the modern French restaurant achieve three Michelin stars.

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It was the first successful no-confidence vote in France in over 60 years, and it made Mr. Barnier’s three-month-old government the shortest-tenured in modern French history.

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Beyond your room you’ll find a lounge where you can enjoy breakfast before strolling the famous boulevard; a Japanese-inspired spa for treatments upon your return; a cocktail bar; and Pierre Gagnaire, a Michelin-starred restaurant with modern French cuisine.

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Prosecutors said that the family was responsible for “the longest and most sophisticated tax fraud” in modern French history, by concealing art and other assets under complex foreign trusts and by shielding artworks worth millions of dollars in tax havens.

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