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el⋅e⋅gance

[el-i-guhns]
–noun
1. elegant quality: elegance of dress.
2. something elegant; a refinement.

Origin:
1500–10; < MF < L ēlegantia choiceness. See elegant, -ance
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el·e·gance   (ěl'ĭ-gəns)   
n.  
    1. Refinement, grace, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.

    2. Tasteful opulence in form, decoration, or presentation.

    3. Restraint and grace of style.

    4. Scientific exactness and precision.

    1. Restraint and grace of style.

    2. Scientific exactness and precision.

  1. Something elegant.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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