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CHEF-D'OEUVRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chef-d'oeuvre mean?
• CHEF-D'OEUVRE (noun)
The noun CHEF-D'OEUVRE has 1 sense:
1. the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
Familiarity information: CHEF-D'OEUVRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("chef-d'oeuvre" is a kind of...):
piece of work; work (a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing)
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