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elegant

el·e·gant [ élləgənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. stylish and graceful: stylishly graceful, and showing sophistication and good taste in appearance and behavior

2. concise: pleasingly and often ingeniously neat, simple, or concise
an equation elegant in its simplicity

[15th century. Via French< Latin elegant- "choice, tasteful" < eligire (see elect)]

el·e·gant·ly adverb
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