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crème de la crème

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–noun

the very best; choicest parts or members.

[Origin: 1840–50; lit., cream of the cream

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n.

Something superlative.
People of the highest social level.

[French : crème, cream + de, of + la, the + crème, cream.]

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crème de la crème [(krem duh luh krem)]

The best of the best: “Our school's marching band is acknowledged as the crème de la crème.” From French, meaning “cream of the cream.”

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