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céans¹

  • \se.ɑ̃\

Sounds like séant

Where it comes from

De l’ancien français çaenz, composé de ça et enz (« dedans »). ceenz.

adverb

  1. dated Ici, dedans, ici-dedans, en ce logis. Orgon — Moi, sortir de céans ? Monsieur Loyal — Oui, Monsieur, s’il vous plaît.

Céans²

Where it comes from

De l’occitan Ceans.

proper noun

  1. Torrent des Hautes-Alpes, affluent du Buech.

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"céans." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/c%C3%A9ans. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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céans. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/c%C3%A9ans

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"céans." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/c%C3%A9ans.

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@misc{ce_ans_2026,
  title = {céans},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/c%C3%A9ans},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}