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 Je Maintiendrai (I will maintain).Jeames (1 syl.). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Je ne Sais Quoi.
 
An indescribable something; as “There was a je ne sais quoi about him which made us dislike him at first sight.”   1
 


 Je Maintiendrai (I will maintain).Jeames (1 syl.). 

 
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