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Fils vs Files - What's the difference?

fils | files |

As nouns the difference between fils and files

is that fils is the son referred to in the manner of the adjective above while files is plural of lang=en.

As an adjective fils

is Used after a proper name that is common to a father and his son to indicate that the son is being referred to rather than the father.

As a verb files is

third-person singular of file.

fils

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Usage notes

    * Current usage of differentiating fathers and sons is borrowed from French; hence this term follows the name as it does in French grammar.

    Antonyms

    * pere

    Noun

  • (rare) The son referred to in the manner of the adjective above.
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    files

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (file)
  • Anagrams

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