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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Toile

Pronunciation / Transliteration: twal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Web/wɛb/
nounverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #850 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il a passé des heures à naviguer sur la toile."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A complex system of interconnected elements.

    "Police uncovered a web of deceit and corruption."
  2. 2

    The World Wide Web; a global information medium accessed via the Internet.

    "She published her research on the web for everyone to read."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'webban' (to weave), of Germanic origin and closely related to 'weave'. Historically denoting a woven fabric or textile, the term expanded metaphorically in the late 20th century to describe complex, interconnected networks, most notably the World Wide Web.

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