2. Abstract terms, as:
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jeunesse, youth. beauté, beauty. bienveillance, kindness. |
immortalité, immortality. bonté, goodness. courage, courage. |
3. Adjectives used substantively, as:
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le beau, the beautiful. |
l'utile, the useful. |
§ 8. Nouns having no Singular.
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annales, annals. denrées }provision. vivres } étrennes, New-year's present. fiancailles, betrothing. |
frais, expenses. gages, wages. gens, people. lunettes, spectacles. vitraux, window-glass, etc. |
§ 9. Proper Names.
1. These are used invariable, as:
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Deux Napoléon ont régné en France. Two Napoleons have reigned in France. |
Les deux Corneille sont nés à Rouen. The two Corneilles were born at Rouen. |
2. When, however, we speak of famous men as a class, then the plural form is used, as: