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Definition of mot juste noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

mot juste

noun

NAmE//ˌmoʊ ˈʒust//

(pl. mots justes

NAmE//ˌmoʊ ˈʒust//

) (from French)

the exact word that is appropriate for the situation

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