chef d'oeuvre

noun

shā-ˈdœvrᵊ How to pronounce chef d'oeuvre (audio)
Definition of chef d'oeuvrenext
as in masterpiece
something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement the sculptor labored for 15 years on his chef d'oeuvre

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  1. masterpiece
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  • The masterpiece was designed in 1912 by Eduardo Ferrés i Puig and was executed by master glaziers Maumejean.
    — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • So begins the novelist Mario Vargas Llosa’s 1969 masterpiece, Conversation in the Cathedral.
    — Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Chef d'oeuvre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chef%20d%27oeuvre. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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