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- [kon-zhey, -jey; French kawn-zhey]
- /ˈkɒn ʒeɪ, -dʒeɪ; French kɔ̃ˈʒeɪ/
- /ˈkɔːn.ʒeɪ/
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- [kon-zhey, -jey; French kawn-zhey]
- /ˈkɒn ʒeɪ, -dʒeɪ; French kɔ̃ˈʒeɪ/
Definitions of conge word
- noun conge permission to depart or dismissal, esp when formal 3
- verb conge to take one's leave 3
- noun conge a farewell 3
- noun conge a concave moulding 3
- noun conge a curt dismissal 3
- noun conge permission to leave 3
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Origin of conge
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
From French, dating back to 1695-1705; See origin at congee
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Conge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
conge popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
conge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for conge
noun conge
- farewell — Cape, a cape in S Greenland: most southerly point of Greenland.
- goodbye — a farewell.
- valediction — an act of bidding farewell or taking leave.
- parting — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- leave-taking — a saying farewell; a parting or goodbye; departure: His leave-taking was brief.
Antonyms for conge
noun conge
- greeting — the act or words of a person who greets.
- hello — hello, world
- coming — A coming event or time is an event or time that will happen soon.
- continuation — The continuation of something is the fact that it continues, rather than stopping.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
Top questions with conge
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