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laissez-aller


lais·sez–al·ler

foreign term \le-sā-ä-lā\

Definition of LAISSEZ-ALLER

: letting go : lack of restraint

Variants of LAISSEZ-ALLER

lais·sez–al·ler or lais·ser–al·ler \le-sā-ä-lā\

Origin of LAISSEZ-ALLER

French

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