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noun
Elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression.
synonyms: breeding, gentility.
is a specific kind of: elegance.
derivation: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician | civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite.
Dutch: deftigheid
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