noun, feminine/kaɲ/plural: khâgnes
the second year course, preceded by hypokhâgne, of a two-year academic cycle in France (called Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles, Humanities section) whose aim is to prepare students for the entrance competition to the École normale supérieure in Paris
Related: hypokhâgne, khôlle
Pseudo-Greek modification of cagneux (“knock-kneed”), c. 1900.