Dictionary Thesaurus Word Dynamo Quotes Reference Translator Spanish

oeuvre

[œ-vr^uh]

Example Sentences Origin

noun, plural oeu·vres

[œ-vr^uh] . French.

the works of a writer, painter, or the like, taken as a whole.

any one of the works of a writer, painter, or the like.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To oeuvre

Example Sentences

And his oeuvre didn't exactly get less sensational or surreal from there.

And, by the way, the oeuvre exists outside our own interpretations.

Slight as his oeuvre had been, it proved impossible to forget.

EXPAND

Collins

World English Dictionary

oeuvre (œvrə)

—n
1.	a work of art, literature, music, etc
2.	the total output of a writer, painter, etc

[ultimately from Latin opera, plural of opus work]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Etymonline

Word Origin & History

oeuvre

"a work," esp. a work of literature, also "the body of work produced by an artist," 1875, from Fr. oeuvre "work," from L. opera (see opus).

Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com

Searching for oeuvre?
How many words do you actually know?

FIND OUT

Matching Quote

"South Africa used to seem so far away. Then it came home to me. It began to signify the meaning of white hatred here. That was what the sheets and the suits and the ties covered up, not very well. That was what the cowardly guys calling me names from their speeding truck wanted to happen to me, to all of me: to my people. That was what would happen to me if I walked around the corner into the wrong neighborhood. That was Birmingham. That was Brooklyn. That was Reagan. That was the end of reason. South Africa was how I came to understand that I am not against war; I am against losing the war."

-June Jordan

Partners:Word Bloglines Citysearch The Daily Beast Ask Answers Ask Kids Life123 Sendori Thesaurus

About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help