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Pronunciation: [fjˈuː] (IPA)

Feu is a French word that translates to "fire" in English. There are several synonyms for the word feu including blaze, inferno, conflagration, flame, and bonfire. These words all express the idea of burning, and can be used in a variety of contexts. Blaze refers to a large and intense fire, while an inferno is a more extreme version of this. A conflagration is a widespread fire that destroys everything in its path, while a flame is simply a flickering fire. Finally, a bonfire is a fire that is often used for warmth or as a social gathering point. Whatever word you choose, each conveys the destructive and powerful nature of fire.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Feu

Thus, Andrew Home of Fastcastle, about 1488, attempted to procure a perpetual Feu of certain possessions belonging to the abbey of Coldinghame; and being baffled, by the king bestowing that opulent benefice upon the royal chapel at Stirling, the Humes and Hepburns started into rebellion; asserting, that the priory should be conferred upon some younger son of their families, according to ancient custom.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
The motto under the ring was Joye l'amour Feu.
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews
The wedding-day dawned; and, though the village had no bells to ring, there were not wanting demonstrations of rejoicing; and, as the marriage party passed through its little street to the manse, children shouted, waved ribbons, and smiled, and every fowling-piece and pistol in the place sent forth a joyful noise; yea, the village Vulcan himself, as they passed his smithy, stood with a rod of red-hot iron in his hand, and having his stithies arranged before him like a battery, and charged with powder, saluted them with a rustic but hearty Feu d'joie.
"Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX"
Alexander Leighton

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