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   congé

   /ˈkɒ̃ʒeɪ/

   noun

   • 1. an unceremonious dismissal or rejection of someone: "she gives him his congé, and at the same time avows her real love for him"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘permission to do something’): from Old French congie, from Latin commeatus ‘leave of absence’, from commeare ‘go and come’. The word is now usually treated as equivalent to modern French.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

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   • G

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