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plus ça change

Syllabification: (plus ça change)
Pronunciation: /ˈplo͞o säˈSHäNZH/

Definition of plus ça change

exclamation

  • used to express resigned acknowledgment of the fundamental immutability of human nature and institutions.

Origin:

French, from plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose 'the more it changes, the more it stays the same'

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