célibat

See also: celibat and celibát

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caelibātus, from caelebs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /se.li.ba/
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Noun

célibat m (usually uncountable, plural célibats)

celibacy (state of being unmarried)
celibacy (state of not engaging in sexual intercourse)

Derived terms

célibataire

Further reading

“célibat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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