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pièce de ré·sis·tance    Audio Help   [pyes duh rey-zee-stahns; Eng. pee-es duh ri-zee-stahns] Pronunciation Key
plural pièces de ré·sis·tance    Audio Help   [pyes duh rey-zee-stahns; Eng. pee-es duh ri-zee-stahns] Pronunciation Key. French.
1.the principal dish of a meal.
2.the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, etc., of a series or group; special item or attraction.
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pièce de ré·sis·tance    Audio Help   (pyěs də rā-zē-stäɴs')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. pièces de ré·sis·tance (pyěs)
  1. An outstanding accomplishment: "The bison is an evolutionary pièce de résistance, the result of thousands of years of genetic development under the toughest weather and geographical conditions" (B.J. Roche).
  2. The principal dish of a meal.


[French : pièce, piece + de, of, with + résistance, staying power, lastingness.]

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piece de resistance

noun
1. the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection [syn: collector's item
2. the most important dish of a meal 

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