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cri de coeur

[kreeduh kœr; Eng. kree duh kur]
–noun, plural cris de coeur [kreeduh kœr; Eng. kreez duh kur] . French.
an anguished cry of distress or indignation; outcry.

Origin:
1900–05; lit., cry of (the) heart
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cri de coeur   (krē' də kɶr')   
n.   pl. cris de coeur (krē')
An impassioned outcry, as of entreaty or protest.

[French cri de cɶur : cri, cry + de, of + cɶur, heart.]
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