congee
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con·gee 1
(kŏn′jē′, -zhē′)n.
Variant of congé.
con·gee 2
(kŏn′jē)n.
A traditional Asian rice porridge.
[Tamil kañci.]
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congee
(ˈkɒndʒiː) orconjee
n
(Cookery) a gruel of boiled rice and water
vb (tr)
(Cookery) to prepare (something) in a conjee
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con•gé
(ˈkɒn ʒeɪ, -dʒeɪ, kɔ̃ˈʒeɪ)n.
1. leave-taking; farewell.
2. permission to depart.
3. sudden dismissal.
4. a bow or obeisance.
5. a concave architectural molding.
[1695–1705; < French; see congee]
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| Noun | 1. | congee - a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast gruel - a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal) |
| 2. |  congee - (architecture) a concave molding architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" | |
| 3. | congee - formal permission to depart; "he gave me his conge" | |
| 4. | congee - an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal dismission, sacking, liberation, firing, dismissal, release, discharge, sack - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | |
| Verb | 1. | congee - depart after obtaining formal permission; "He has congeed with the King" |
| 2. | congee - perform a ceremonious bow |
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