   a coupÃ© (us coupe) (from the french past participle coupÃ©, of the infinitive couper, to cut) is a closed two-door car body style with a permanently attached fixed roof, that is shorter than a saloon (us sedan) of the same model, and it often has seating for two persons or with a tight-spaced rear seat. the precise definition of the term varies between manufacturers and over time. the term was first applied to 19th-century carriages, where the rear-facing seats had been eliminated, or cut out. == pronunciation == in most english-speaking countries, the french spelling coupÃ© and anglicized pronunciation   are used. the stress may be on either the first or second syllable; stressing the first syllable is the more anglicized variant. most speakers of north american english spell the word without the acute accent and pronounce it as one syllable:  . this was a gradual change occurring prior to world war ii. a north american example of usage is the hot rodders' term deuce coupe () used to refer to a 1932 ford; this pronunciation is used in the beach boys' 1963 hit song, "little deuce coupe". chevrolet, in an effort to lend a touch of class to its two-door hardtops during the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s, marketed them with the "sport coupÃ©" moniker, using the original french pronunciation. == history ==  the term dates to the french language verb couper, translating as cut, referring to the fact that the body is separated by a cut-off wheel, or "cut in half".{{cite web |url= http://www.coachbuilt.com/ter/t
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