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Definition of savoir faire noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

savoir faire

noun
 
/ˌsævwɑː ˈfeə(r)/
 
/ˌsævwɑːr ˈfer/
[uncountable] (from French, approving)
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  1. the ability to behave in the appropriate way in social situations
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: French, literally ‘know how to do’.
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