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chef-d'oeuvre

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chef-d'oeu⋅vre

  [Fr. she-dœ-vruh ]
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–noun, plural chefs-d'oeu⋅vre  [she-dœ-vruh ] .
a masterpiece, esp. in art, literature, or music.
Origin:
1610–20; < F
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chef-d'oeu·vre   (shā-dɶ'vrə, -dûrv')   
n.   pl. chefs-d'oeu·vre (shā-)
A masterpiece, especially in literature or art.

[French chef d'ɶuvre : chef, head, beginning + de, of + ɶuvre, work.]
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