savoir-faire

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  1. noun The ability to say or do the right or graceful thing. See Synonyms at tact.

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  1. French : savoir, to know how + faire, to do.

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  1. French, skill, tact, literally ‘know how to do,’ from savoir, know (from Latin sapere, have discernment: see sapient, savant), + faire, from Latin facere, do: see fact.
 

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/ˈsævwɑrˈfɛr/
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