French word

recueil

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəkœj/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncollection

Example

Elle a publié un recueil de nouvelles.

She published a collection of short stories.

Illustration for recueil (collection)

More examples

Mon frère a trouvé un recueil de nouvelles à la librairie.

My brother found a short story collection at the bookstore.

Core concept

Many individual pieces presented as one coherent volume.

Common phrases

  • recueil de nouvelles

    short story collection

  • recueil de textes

    collection of texts

Similar words

livre: A bound book containing material intended for reading.
collection: A grouping of works brought together by type or theme.

Definition in French

Un recueil désigne un volume rassemblant des textes (poèmes, nouvelles, essais) présentés comme une unité éditoriale.

Word origin

The noun recueil was formed from the French verb recueillir and ultimately comes from Latin recolligere, meaning 'to gather'.

Usage tips

  • The spelling -ueil in recueil has the same final sound as the ending of feuille.

Other meanings

  • poetry collectionnoun
  • anthologynoun

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