contretemps
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contretemps /ˈkɒntrətɒ̃/
▶noun (pl. same /-tɒ̃z/) a minor dispute or disagreement.
– origin C17 (orig. ‘motion out of time’, denoting a thrust in fencing made at an inopportune moment): Fr., from contre- ‘against’ + temps ‘time’.
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