onc
definition
synonyms
Synonyms of onques adverbe
[vieux] jamais
examples
Sentences with the word onc
Il m'en conta, dont je n'avois onc ouï parler.François Béroalde de Verville (1556-1626)
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Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of ONC, onques adv.
Jamais. C'est un mot vieux & burlesque, qui se disoit du temps de Marot, Je ne le vis onc. Je n'y fus onques, je ne l'ay rencontré onques puis, depuis ce temps-là. Ce mot vient du Latin unquam.
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