elegant

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English word elegant comes from Latin eligo

eligo (Latin)

(figuratively, of persons or things) I pick out, choose, elect.. I choose, I pluck or root out, extract.

elegans (Latin)

Discriminating, polite. Fastidious, critical. Fine, elegant, handsome. Tasteful.

elegant (Middle French)

Elegant.

elegant (English)

Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.. Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.

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