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| con·gé [ kón jày, kawN áy ] (plural con·gés) or con·gee [ kónjee, kən j ] (plural con·gees) |
noun |
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| Definition: |
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1. permission: formal permission for somebody to leave
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formal
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2. dismissal: a dismissal, especially an abrupt one
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formal
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3. leave-taking: a departure
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formal
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4. bow: a formal bow
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formal
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5. architecture concave molding: an architectural molding that is concave in shape
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| [14th century. < Old French congié< Latin commeare "come and go"] |
