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congé

[ kon-zhey, -jey; French kawn-zhey ]
/ ˈkɒn ʒeɪ, -dʒeɪ; French kɔ̃ˈʒeɪ /
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noun, plural con·gés [kon-zheyz, -jeyz; French kawn-zhey] /ˈkɒn ʒeɪz, -dʒeɪz; French kɔ̃ˈʒeɪ/.

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.

Words related to congé

farewell, goodbye, retirement, flight, evacuation, escape, removal, exit, separation, withdrawal, exodus, passage, takeoff, retreat, walkout, abandonment, egress, migration, adieu, emigration

Words nearby congé

congruency, congruent, congruity, congruous, congruous hemianopsia, congé, conic, conic projection, conic section, conical, conical cornea
Also congee.

Origin of congé

From French, dating back to 1695–1705; see origin at congee
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British Dictionary definitions for conge

congé
/ (ˈkɒnʒeɪ) /

noun

permission to depart or dismissal, esp when formal
a farewell
architect a concave mouldingSee also cavetto

Word Origin for congé

C16: from Old French congié, from Latin commeātus leave of absence, from meātus movement, from meāre to go, pass
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