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hauteur
(haut|eur)
Pronunciation:
/əʊˈtəː/
noun
[
mass noun
]
proud haughtiness of manner:
she swept into the room with formidable hauteur
his natural coolness and aristocratic hauteur
Origin:
French, from
haut
'high'
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have
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