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projet

noun
pro·​jet | \ prō-ˈzhā How to pronounce projet (audio) , ˈprō-ˌzhā\
plural projets\ prō-​ˈzhā(z) How to pronounce projets (audio) , ˈprō-​ˌzhā(z) \

Definition of projet

1 : plan especially : a draft of a proposed measure or treaty
2 : a projected or proposed design

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 The grand projet of the era, the Encyclopédie, was rude about Africans but also filled with abolitionist fervor. — Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, "Dialectics of Enlightenment," 9 May 2019

First Known Use of projet

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for projet

French, from Middle French pourget, from pourjeter, projeter, literally, to throw forward, from por- (from Latin porro forward; akin to Greek pro- forward) + jeter to throw — more at for, jet

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projet

noun
pro·​jet | \ prō-ˈzhā, -ˈzhet How to pronounce projet (audio) \

Legal Definition of projet

in the civil law of Louisiana : a draft of a proposed code or constitution

History and Etymology for projet

French, literally, plan

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