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savoir-vivre definition

savoir-vivre (sȧ vwȧr vē′vr')

noun

ability to live life well and with intelligent enjoyment, meeting every situation with poise, good manners, and elegance

Etymology: Fr, to know (how) to live

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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