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hau·teur 
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| haughty manner or spirit; arrogance. |
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n. Haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance. [French, from Old French, from haut, high; see haughty.] |
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hauteur
1628, from Fr., "haughtiness, arrogance," lit. "height," from O.Fr. hauteur (12c.), from haut, from L. altus (see haughty).
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| hauteur | |
noun | |
| overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors [syn: arrogance] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Hauteur
Hau`teur"\, n. [F., fr. haut high. See Haughty.] Haughty manner or spirit; haughtiness; pride; arrogance.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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