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premier cru

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Pre⋅mier Cru

  [pruh-myey kry]
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–noun, plural Pre⋅miers Crus  [pruh-myey kry] . French.
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cru

  [kroo; Fr. kry]
–noun, plural crus  [krooz; Fr. kry] .
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru).
Origin:
1815–25; < F, n. use of crû, ptp. of croître to grow < L crēscere
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