COUPé
\kˈuːp ˌe͡ɪtˈɪldə kˈɒpɪɹˌa͡ɪt], \kˈuːp ˌeɪtˈɪldə kˈɒpɪɹˌaɪt], \k_ˈuː_p ˌeɪ__t_ˈɪ_l_d_ə_ k_ˈɒ_p_ɪ_ɹ_ˌaɪ_t]\
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k[=oo]-p[=a], n. the front part of a French stagecoach: a four-wheeled carriage seated for two inside, with a separate seat for the driver: the front compartment of a railway carriage.--adj. COUPED (her.), cut evenly off, as the head or limb of an animal. [Fr. couper, to cut.]
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