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coup de grâce

  [kooduh grahs]
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–noun, plural coups de grâce  [kooduh grahs] . French.
1. a death blow, esp. one delivered mercifully to end suffering.
2. any finishing or decisive stroke.
Origin:
lit., blow of mercy
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coup de grâce   (kōō' də gräs')   
n.   pl. coups de grâce (kōō')

  1. A deathblow delivered to end the misery of a mortally wounded victim.

  2. A finishing stroke or decisive event.


[French : coup, stroke + de, of + grâce, mercy.]
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