chef-d'oeuvrenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌʃeɪdˈɜː.vrə/us/ˌʃeɪdˈɝː.vrə/plural chefs-d'oeuvre uk/ˌʃeɪdˈɜː.vrə/us/-ˈɝː-/formalan artist or writer's greatest piece of work:
The Decameron is widely regarded as Boccaccio's chef-d'oeuvre.
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- adios
- al fresco
- aloha
- aloo
- alu
- andante
- Angrez
- angst
- bon voyage
- double entendre
- déjà vu
- libretto
- operetta
- prima ballerina
- reveille
- scherzo
- smorgasbord
- sonata
- virtuoso
- wanderlust
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