contrejour

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contrejour

\kɔ̃.tʁə.ʒuʁ\

Where it comes from

Dérivé de jour, avec le préfixe contre-.

noun contrejours

Variante orthographique de contre-jour

In English

backlight spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind

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"contrejour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/contrejour. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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contrejour. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/contrejour

Chicago

"contrejour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/contrejour.

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@misc{contrejour_2026,
  title = {contrejour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/contrejour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}