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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
French leave
 
NOUN: An informal, unannounced, or abrupt departure.
ETYMOLOGY:From the 18th-century French custom of leaving without saying goodbye to the host or hostess.
 
 
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