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- noun Plural form of
conge .
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Examples
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If it weren't for a cursed feeble Government scraping 'conges' to the taxpayer -- well, so many of our good fellows would not have to fall.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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If it weren't for a cursed feeble Government scraping 'conges' to the taxpayer -- well, so many of our good fellows would not have to fall.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete George Meredith 1868
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If it weren't for a cursed feeble Government scraping 'conges' to the taxpayer -- well, so many of our good fellows would not have to fall.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 2 George Meredith 1868
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He spoke with the same humble conges which at all times distinguished his manner, and with his usual suppressed ironical sneer, which gave that manner the lie.
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J'appelle apres une longue préparation psy et voila qu'on me dit que le mercredi c son jour de conges au patron.
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008
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Un dans un magasin de jeux videos ou la patronne m'a dit qu'elle me prendrai surement pour les vacances mais qu'il fallait attendre que les conges soit poser ...
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008
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Il y avait aussi des questions sur le nombres de conges payés, les heures de travail hebdo obligatoires, la signification de different sigles comme SMIC (la galere pour retrouver "Interprofessionnel"), ASSEDIC, RMI etc ...
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2007
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Because they cannot ride a horse, which every clown can do; salute and court a gentlewoman, carve at table, cringe and make conges, which every common swasher can do, [1990] hos populus ridet, &c., they are laughed to scorn, and accounted silly fools by our gallants.
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Ensign Maccombich, after many profound conges to their superiors and each other, took their places on each side of the Chieftain.
Waverley 2004
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The little men entered the assembly, after an accolade at the door, noiselessly, squatted upon the worst seats with polite conges to the rest of the assembly; smoked, took their coffee, as it were, under protest, and glided out of the room as quietly as they crept in.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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