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prodigal

  • \pʁɔ.di.ɡal\

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Du latin prodigus.

adjective prodigaux · prodigale · prodigales

  1. Extrêmement rare Prodigue. On trouve de plus ces indications de l’énormité des chiffres des prodigales folies gouvernementales : Frais de voyage aux agents du service extérieur, 70,500 francs ; frais de correspondance de l’administration avec les administrations 83,130 francs ; mission extraordinaire 47,000 francs etc.

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

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

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

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@misc{prodigal_2026,
  title = {prodigal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/prodigal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}