🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Emballage

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɑ̃balɑʒ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wrapper/ˈræp.ər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le cadeau était joliment présenté dans un bel emballage."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A piece of paper, plastic, or other material that covers and protects something.

    "The gift was beautifully presented in a colorful wrapper."
  2. 2

    A software component that encapsulates a set of functionalities or data.

    "The new application uses a wrapper to integrate with the existing system."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'wrapper' originates from the verb 'wrap', which comes from the Old English 'wrappian', meaning to cover or enclose. The suffix '-er' indicates an agent or something that performs an action, thus 'wrapper' refers to something that wraps.

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