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

chef-d'oeuvre

noun

NAmE//ˌʃeɪ ˈdərv//

, NAmE//ˌʃeɪˈduvrə//

(pl. chefs-d'oeuvre

NAmE//ˌʃeɪ ˈdərv//

, NAmE//ˌʃeɪˈduvrə//

) (from French) (formal)

a very good piece of work, especially the best work by a particular artist, writer, etc. synonym masterpiece

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