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noun French.
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
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Passe
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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adjective
1.
no longer fashionable, in wide use, etc.; out-of-date; outmoded: There were many photographs of passé fashions. I thought hand-cranked pencil sharpeners were passé.
2.
past: time passé.
3.
past the prime of one's life.
Synonyms
1. old-fashioned, démodé, quaint.
1. old-fashioned, démodé, quaint.
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Word Origin & History
passe
1775, from Fr. passé (fem. passée) "past, faded," pp. of passer "to pass." Originally of a woman past the period of greatest beauty.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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