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See also: congé
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From French conge, from Latin congius. Only attested in English in the obsolete plural form congys.
Noun[edit]
conge (plural conges)
- (historical, obsolete) Alternative form of congy, congius, ancient Roman units of liquid measure and mass.
Etymology 2[edit]
Accentless form of congé.
Noun[edit]
conge (plural conges)
- (architecture) Alternative form of congé: an apophyge or cavetto.
- Alternative form of congee: a leavetaking, a farewell.
Verb[edit]
conge (third-person singular simple present conges, present participle conging or congeing, simple past and past participle conged)
References[edit]
- "† conge, n.¹", "congee | congé, n.²", & "congee | congé, v." in the Oxford English Dictionary, 1891.
- "CONGE", "To CO′NGE", & "CO′NGE" in Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language.
- “conge”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
conge m (plural conges)
Further reading[edit]
- “conge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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