projet

[ proh-zhey; French praw-zhe ]

/ proʊˈʒeɪ; French prɔˈʒɛ /

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noun, plural pro·jets

[proh-zheyz; French praw-zhe]. /proʊˈʒeɪz; French prɔˈʒɛ/.

a project.

a draft of a proposed treaty or other instrument.

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Origin of projet

1800–10; <French <Latin prōjectum.See project

Words nearby projet

projective geometry, projective property, projective test, project note, projector, projet, prokaryon, prokaryote, prokaryotes, prokaryotic, Prokhorov

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How to use projet in a sentence

Casanova says that some one 'avoit, comme de raison, forme le projet d'allier Dieu avec le diable.'
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Projet d'institution d'une autorit nationale, lgislative, administrative, judiciaire.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim
Le projet est approuv, on navait que quelques jours pour le mettre en uvre.
Louis Spohr's Autobiography|Louis Spohr
Fouquet's answer to Séguier, during the examination on the "projet," was much admired, and repeated out-of-doors.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 78, April, 1864|Various

Les Anglais ont eu tout lhiver le projet de surprendre ou bombarder Carillon et sy sont prsent plusieurs fois.
A Battle Fought on Snow Shoes|Mary Cochrane Rogers

British Dictionary definitions for projet

projet

/ (ˈprɒʒeɪ) /

noun

diplomacy a draft of a proposed treaty; plan or proposition

Word Origin for projet

C19: via French from Latin prōjectum something projecting

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