"élégante" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: élégantes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} élégante (plural élégantes)
  1. Alternative spelling of elegante. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: elegante
    Sense id: en-élégante-en-noun-XtKAkTva Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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