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Where does “belle lurette” come from?

belle lurette (French) comes from French belle heurette.

belle lurette (French): for a long time; ages ago

Definitions

  1. for a long time; ages ago

Ancestry of “belle lurette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbelle heurette—
Every word from French belle heurette →