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contretemps

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contretemps

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Main Entry: con·tre·temps

Pronunciation: \ˈkän-trə-ˌtäⁿ, kōⁿ-trə-täⁿ\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural con·tre·temps \-(ˌ)täⁿ(z)\

Etymology: French, from contre- counter- + temps time, from Latin tempus

Date: 1769

1 : an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence or situation
2 : dispute, argument

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