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immersion

immersion

noun ee-mehr-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin immersio ('a dipping into')

Also means

submersion

Usage Note

Immersion is widely used in language-learning contexts — une classe d'immersion, l'immersion totale — meaning complete exposure to the target language. It also appears in technology (réalité virtuelle en immersion) and literally for submersion in water. The adjective form is immersif/immersive.

Examples

"L'immersion totale accélère l'apprentissage d'une langue."

Natural Translation

Total immersion accelerates language learning.

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