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A '''coupe''' or '''coupé''' ({{IPAc-en|k|uː|ˈ|p|eɪ}}) is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brandt |first1=Eric |title=For the Last Time, a
The term ''coupé'' was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats.<ref name="Coachbuilt">{{cite web |url= http://www.coachbuilt.com/ter/terminology.htm |title=Coach Building Terminology |year=2004 |website=Coachbuilt.com |access-date=14 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="Adolphus"/> It comes from the French past participle of ''couper'', "cut".<ref name="Coachbuilt"/>
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