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- [French kawn-koor; English kong-koo r]
- /French kɔ̃ˈkur; English kɒŋˈkʊər/
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- [French kawn-koor; English kong-koo r]
- /French kɔ̃ˈkur; English kɒŋˈkʊər/
Definitions of concours word
- noun concours a contest, esp the concours d'élégance 3
- noun plural concours a public contest or competition. 1
- noun plural concours concours d'élégance. 1
- noun concours An exhibition or contest, especially a parade of vintage or classic motor vehicles in which prizes are awarded for those in the best original condition. 1
- noun concours (competitive) examination. 0
- verb concours first-person singular present indicative of concourir. 0
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Origin of concours
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; < French, Old French; see concourse
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Parts of speech for Concours
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
concours popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
concours usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for concours
noun concours
- championship — A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
- clash — When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
- meeting — an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
- tournament — a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests: a chess tournament.
- fight — a battle or combat.
Antonyms for concours
noun concours
- accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- sympathy — harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
Top questions with concours
- what is a concours?
- what is concours d elegance?
- what does concours mean?
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