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(sav-wahr FAIR) Ease and dexterity in social and practical affairs: Peter is a friendly person, but he lacks the savoir faire required for a successful career in the foreign service. From French, meaning to know how to act. | 1 |
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| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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