objet trouvé

[ awb-zhe troo-vey ]
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noun,plural ob·jets trou·vés [awb-zhe troo-vey]. /ɔb ʒɛ truˈveɪ/. French.

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objet trouvé

/ French (ɔbʒɛ truve) /


nounplural objets trouvés (ɔbʒɛ truve)
  1. any ordinary object considered from an aesthetic viewpoint

Origin of objet trouvé

1
C20: literally: found object

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