parmi

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parmi

  • \paʁ.mi\
  • [paʁ.mi] France

Where it comes from

De l’ancien français parmi (« par le milieu »).

preposition

  1. Au milieu de, au sein de. Les nouaïb […] sont des hordes absolument indisciplinées, mais parmi lesquelles on trouve certainement d’excellents cavaliers, des fantassins durs à la fatigue et de bons tireurs.
  2. literary Dans, sur. La sonnerie du dîner a retenti parmi l’hôtel.
  3. Entre tous les éléments d’un ensemble. Parmi ces tableaux, lequel préférez-vous ?

Similar: emmi, entremi

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preposition

Similar: emmi, entremi

In English

  • among of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things)
  • amongst Used to denote a mingling or intermixing
  • amid surrounded by
  • amidst in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among
  • into going inside

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{parmi_2026,
  title = {parmi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/parmi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}