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jacques

/ʒæk/

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What does jacques mean?

proper noun

  1. A male given name from French [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], feminine equivalent Jacqueline, equivalent to English Jacob.
  2. A surname from given name.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of jakes: a place to urinate or defecate, an outhouse or lavatory.

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IPA pronunciation

/ʒæk/

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/ʒɑk/
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What greater inequality, in this state of Nature so dear to the heart of Jean Jacques, could be imagined!
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360
Madame Defarge set wine before the mender of roads called Jacques, who doffed his blue cap to the company, and drank.
Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #98
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In this instance Jacques is tranquil at the bottom of his precipice, but Fernande is alive and not at all tranquil.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138
In the first race, among those who competed were M. Jacques Faure, the Count de la Vaulx, and M. Jacques Balsan.
John M. (John Mackenzie) BaconThe Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial NavigationProject Gutenberg ebook #861
Not less enthusiasm was displayed by Jacques Callot in his determination to visit Rome.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935