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CAUSE CELEBRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cause celebre mean?
• CAUSE CELEBRE (noun)
The noun CAUSE CELEBRE has 1 sense:
1. an incident that attracts great public attention
Familiarity information: CAUSE CELEBRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An incident that attracts great public attention
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("cause celebre" is a kind of...):
incident (a single distinct event)
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