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chef-d'oeuvre
chef-d'oeu·vre
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French
ʃɛˈdœ
vrə
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noun,
plural
chefs-d'oeu·vre
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vrə
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-v
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.
a masterpiece, especially in
art
, literature, or music.
Origin:
1610–20;
<
French
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chef-d'oeuvre
(ʃɛdœvrə)
—
n
,
pl
chefs-d'oeuvre
a masterpiece
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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