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noun, plural tours de force 
[toorz duh fawrs, -fohrs; Fr. toor duh fawrs] .
[toorz duh fawrs, -fohrs; Fr. toor duh fawrs] . 1.
an exceptional achievement by an artist, author, or the like, that is unlikely to be equaled by that person or anyone else; stroke of genius: Herman Melville's Moby Dick was a tour de force.
2.
a particularly adroit maneuver or technique in handling a difficult situation: The way the president got his bill through the Senate was a tour de force.
3.
a feat requiring unusual strength, skill, or ingenuity.
Origin:
1795–1805; < French: feat of strength or skill
1795–1805; < French: feat of strength or skill
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Tour de force
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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tour de force [(toor duh fawrs)]A feat accomplished through great skill and ability: “The speech was a tour de force; it swept the audience off its feet.”
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