chef-d'œuvre
See also: chef d'œuvre and chef d'oeuvre
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French chef-d'œuvre (“masterpiece”).
Noun
chef-d'œuvre (uncountable)
- A masterpiece.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛ.d‿œvʁ/
Noun
chef-d’œuvre m (plural chefs-d'œuvre)
- the chief example of a body of work, a masterpiece
Further reading
- “chef-d'œuvre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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