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jacques
/ʒæk/
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What does jacques mean?
proper noun
- 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.
- A surname from given name.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (obsolete) Alternative form of jakes: a place to urinate or defecate, an outhouse or lavatory.
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IPA pronunciation
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What greater inequality, in this state of Nature so dear to the heart of Jean Jacques, could be imagined!
Madame Defarge set wine before the mender of roads called Jacques, who doffed his blue cap to the company, and drank.
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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.
In the first race, among those who competed were M. Jacques Faure, the Count de la Vaulx, and M. Jacques Balsan.
Not less enthusiasm was displayed by Jacques Callot in his determination to visit Rome.