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concours

American  
[kawn-koor, kong-koor] / kɔ̃ˈkur, kɒŋˈkʊər /

noun

  • concours
    plural
  1. a public contest or competition.

  2. concours d'élégance.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of concours

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


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Concours d’Lemons celebrates something very different: the odd, forgotten and sometimes downright terrible cars that rarely make it onto a concours lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

I scoured the onionskin pages of Hemmings Motor News in search of what the English call a “well-sorted” car: mechanically sound but far from concours, one that I wouldn’t be afraid to drive.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2021

Some customers want perfect concours restorations; others want upgraded hot rods.

From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2021

“It’s a serious collection,” said Peter Hageman, a Kirkland-based car collector, dealer and concours judge specializing in Bentleys.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2018

He quite ceased going out, and gave up the reception-days he had established for the peasants, without the assistance of the priest, sans le concours du clergé.

From The Jew and Other Stories by Constance Garnett

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