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oeu·vre
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Audio Help [ɶ-vruh] Pronunciation Key. French. | 1. | the works of a writer, painter, or the like, taken as a whole. |
| 2. | any one of the works of a writer, painter, or the like. |
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n. pl. oeu·vres (ɶ'vrə)
[French ɶuvre, from Old French uevre, work, from Latin opera, from pl. of opus, work; see opus.] |
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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).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| oeuvre | |
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| the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods" |
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