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Contretemps - Definition of Contretemps at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Contretemps. Look it up now! ... an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance: He caused a minor contretemps by knocking over his drink.
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Word of the Day - Learn one new word everyday on Dictionary.com ... Haughty manner, spirit, or bearing; haughtiness; arrogance. ... My silence, I hoped, would be taken as expressive of the hauteur of a man who was above it all -- a man with a mission, in fact, a mission authorized from somewhere on high.
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"I see that you are a born American citizen--and an earlier knowledge of that fact would have prevented this little contretemps. ... What a strange contretemps! Its suddenness left me temporarily speechless; the embarrassment of Duare was only too obvious. Yet it was that unusual paradox, a happy contretemps--for me at least.
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Australian journal which aims to bring together thinkers and writers in field of Continental Philosophy.
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Definition of contretemps from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "contretemps" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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Amazon.com: Contre Temps: Rafe McGregor: Books
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In Play: Outside fencing and dancing, where this word has specialized meanings, contretemps indicates an unpleasant interruption: "Slipping in the mud as he rounded second base was a contretemps that cost Casey his triple and a sprained ankle." Here is how the plural is handled in speaking and writing: "The fire and...
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"...Contretemps most pleasingly mix elegance and entertainment, charm and cultural history, in their very unusual production performed with wit and integrity"... The Stage; "Uproariously funny in both conception and performance...
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Summary: "Contretemps (kahn'-tra-tahm) - Etymology: French, from 'contre' (counter) + 'temps' ; (time), from Latin 'tempus': An unforeseen event that disrupts the normal course of things;
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Look Up User Contretemps ... "Contretemps" does not match any player's name exactly. ... ICC Member Handle:
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