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congé
[ kon-zhey, -jey; French kawn-zhey ]
noun
, plural con·gés [kon, -zheyz, -jeyz, kaw, n, -, zhey].
- leave-taking; farewell.
- permission to depart.
- sudden dismissal.
- a bow or obeisance.
- Architecture. a concave molding, as an apophyge, formed by a quadrant curving away from a given surface and terminating perpendicular to a fillet parallel to that surface.
congé
/ ˈkɒnʒeɪ /
noun
- permission to depart or dismissal, esp when formal
- a farewell
- architect a concave moulding See also cavetto
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Word History and Origins
Origin of congé1
C16: from Old French congié, from Latin commeātus leave of absence, from meātus movement, from meāre to go, pass
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Example Sentences
They conversed, however, for nearly an hour before she rose, and Captain Sengoun gracefully accepted his congé.
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It is on record that the day after George's congé Tinkletown indulged in a complete business somersault.
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Cuffe now gave the lieutenant his congé, and then withdrew to the inner-cabin, to prepare a despatch for the rear-admiral.
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At all events, he had received his congé, and there was nothing for it but to go; and go he did, in high dudgeon.
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Are you ready to stand in every borough by virtue of a congé d'élire, and instead of election be satisfied if you are returned?
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