> Let me try this again - Sorry:
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> So is it "concourse" or "concours"?
>
> From the on-line Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
> (http://www.eb.com:180/):
>
> concours d'elegance n [F concours d'elegance, lit., competition of
> elegance] (1950):
> a show or contest of vehicles and accessories in which the entries are
> judged chiefly on excellence of appearance and turnout
>
> concourse n [ME, fr. MF & L; MF concours, fr. L concursus, fr. concurrere
> to run together] (14c)
> 1: an act or process of coming together and merging
> 2: a meeting produced by voluntary or spontaneous coming together
> 3a: an open space where roads or paths meet
> 3b: an open space or hall (as in a railroad terminal) where crowds gather
>
>
> And if you said "concours", then why can't I find that word alone, or in
> several other dictionaries at all? (American Heritage, for one)
>
> Jim Hill
> Madison WI
>
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