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noun, plural con·cours d'é·lé·gance 
[Fr. kawn-koor dey-ley-gahns; Eng. kong-koorz del-i-gahns, -gans] .
[Fr. kawn-koor dey-ley-gahns; Eng. kong-koorz del-i-gahns, -gans] . a public exhibition and competition in which automobiles or other vehicles are judged, chiefly on the basis of elegance and beauty.
Origin:
1935–40; < French: literally, elegance competition
1935–40; < French: literally, elegance competition
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| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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