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Faute de mieux

//fəʊt də ˈmjɜː// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    For want of something better; for lack of an alternative; as a makeshift.

    "I just married her faute de mieux."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French faute de mieux.

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