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pièce de ré⋅sis⋅tance

  [pyes duh rey-zee-stahns; Eng. pee-es duh ri-zee-stahns]
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plural pièces de ré⋅sis⋅tance  [pyes duh rey-zee-stahns; Eng. pee-es duh ri-zee-stahns] . 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   (pyěs də rā-zē-stäɴs')   
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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