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oeuvre
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oeuvre
(noun)
oeuvre
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ˈ
ʊvrə/
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ˈ
əːvrə/
noun
plural
oeuvres
oeuvre
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ˈ
ʊvrə/
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ˈ
əːvrə/
noun
plural
oeuvres
Britannica Dictionary definition of OEUVRE
[
count
]
formal
:
all the works that a writer, an artist, or a composer has created
—
usually singular
Her
oeuvre
consists mostly of landscapes.
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