au lieu de
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== French ==
=== Etymology ===
From the classical Latin expression (in) locō (“in place (of)”), consisting of the ablative of locus (“place”), preceded or followed by a genitive, as in “parentis locō esse”, Cicero, Div. in Caecil., 19.61.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /o ljø də/
=== Preposition ===
au lieu de
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see au, lieu, de.
Nous arriverons au lieu de rendez-vous une heure tôt ― We'll arrive at the location of the meeting an hour early.
instead of
Synonym: à la place de
==== Descendants ====
→ English: in lieu of (calque)
Haitian Creole: olye