Definition of congee Congee
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We found 14 definitions of congee from 5 different sources.
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What does congee mean?
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NounPlural: congees |
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| congee - a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast | ||
| jook | ||
| congee - an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal | ||
| conge | ||
| dismission, sacking, liberation, dismissal, firing, discharge, sack, release coarse fabric used for bags or sacks | ||
| congee - (architecture) a concave molding | ||
| conge | ||
| moulding, molding the act of creating something by casting it in a mold | ||
| congee - formal permission to depart; "he gave me his conge" | ||
| conge | ||
Verb |
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| congee - perform a ceremonious bow | ||
| conge | ||
| bow down, bow bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" | ||
| congee - depart after obtaining formal permission; "He has congeed with the King" | ||
| take leave, quit, depart go away or leave | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- congee (n. & v.)
See Conge, Conge. - congee (n.)
Boiled rice; rice gruel. - congee (n.)
A jail; a lockup.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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congee
kon′jē, Congé, kong′jā, n. a bow: dismissal: leave to depart.—v.i. to take leave: to bow.—Congé d'élire (Fr.), permission to elect: permission given by the crown to a dean and chapter to elect a bishop. [Fr. congé—L. commeatus, leave of absence—com, together, and meāre, to go.]
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🔤- congee, verb, present, 1st person singular of congee (infinitive).
- congee, verb (infinitive).
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