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"touche" means "touched". When you touch someone with the fencing sword, they were touched, or "touche".

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In Fencing, "touché" is used as a form of acknowledgment when one fencer's strike successfully lands on their opponent, indicating a successful hit. This term has been adopted from the French language, where "touché" literally means "touched" or "hit."

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Q: What is the connection between the French word 'touche' and fencing?
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