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Topic: MOTOR VEHICLES

Date: 1900-2000
Origin: cabriolet type of carriage pulled by a horse (18-20 centuries), from French, from cabriole 'jump'; because of the way the carriage moved along

cabriolet

 noun
     
cab‧ri‧o‧let [countable] British English
TTC a car with a roof that can be folded back [= convertible]
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