perdu
/pəːˈdjuː/(also perdue)
adjective
1In extended use: placed in an extremely hazardous position or situation; (of a case or situation) desperate; lost. Now rare.
2Of people.
Origin
Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From Middle French perdu lost, perished (980 in Old French; French perdu, feminine perdue), past participle of perdre from classical Latin perdere; chiefly after Middle French, French sentinelle perdue.
- graven image
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- gravestone
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- graveyard
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- gravid
- gravimeter
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- graving dock
- gravitas
- gravitate
- gravitation
- gravitational
- gravitational constant
- gravitational field