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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)

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).
The principal dish of a meal.

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

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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