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Definition of pièce de résistance noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pièce de résistance

noun

NAmE//ˌpyɛs də ˌreɪzɪˈstɑns//

[usually singular] (pl. pièces de résistance

NAmE//ˌpyɛs də ˌreɪzɪˈstɑns//

) (from French)

the most important or impressive part of a group or series of things Of all the events, the pièce de résistance will be a gala night at Carnegie Hall.

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