concours

[ French kawn-koor; English kong-koor ]

/ French kɔ̃ˈkur; English kɒŋˈkʊər /

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noun, plural con·cours

[French kawn-koor; English kong-koorz]. /French kɔ̃ˈkur; English kɒŋˈkʊərz/.

a public contest or competition.

concours d'élégance.

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Origin of concours

1935–40; <French, Old French; see concourse

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Concord coach, Concorde, Concord grape, Concordia, concorporate, concours, concours d'élégance, concourse, concrescence, concrete, concrete jungle

How to use concours in a sentence

J'espre que vous russirez mettre debout cette petite affaire littraire et que vous trouverez parmi nous des concours utiles.
Instigations|Ezra Pound
Vous pouvez compter sur le concours absolu que nous devons nos courageux compagnons d'arme.
1914|John French, Viscount of Ypres
Every year a fresh man and woman must be chosen for this purpose, those of the previous competition being hors de concours.
Corea or Cho-sen|A (Arnold) Henry Savage-Landor
H'm, I met a "hors concours" who knew, and I was quite prepared to witness a scene when I came in here.
Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter|August Strindberg

You don't feel with other women that you are—as you please to call it—hors de concours—out of the running.
The Younger Set|Robert W. Chambers

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