belle lurette

== French == === Etymology === Corruption of belle heurette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛl ly.ʁɛt/ === Noun === belle lurette f (uncountable) a long time; ages ==== Usage notes ==== Only used in certain set phrases, such as depuis belle lurette, il y a belle lurette. === Further reading === “lurette” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-). “lurette”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “lurette”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette “lurette” in Dictionnaire Le Robert. “lurette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012