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Where does “inelegance” come from?

inelegance (English) comes from Middle French inélégance, from Latin inelegantia — nominative neuter plural of inēlegāns; accusative...

inelegance (English): The state or quality of being inelegant; lack of...

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being inelegant; lack of...

Ancestry of “inelegance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchinélégance—
2Latininelegantianominative neuter plural of inēlegāns; accusative...
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