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Definition of hors d'oeuvre noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

hors d'oeuvre

noun

NAmE//ɔr ˈdərv//

(pl. hors d'oeuvres

NAmE//ɔr ˈdərvz//

) [countable, uncountable] (from French)

a small amount of food, usually cold, served before the main part of a meal compare starter

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