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oeuvre

UK/ˈɜːvɹə/ US/ˈuːvɹə/ uncommon

noun

1.

the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)

  • “he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre”
  • “Picasso”
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Origin

From French œuvre, from Old French uevre, from Latin opera (plural of Latin opus), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“work”). Doublet of opera, opus, and ure.

Phrases

  • chef d'oeuvre
  • hors d'oeuvre
  • oeuvre de vulgarisation

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