cause célèbre

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From French cause (“cause, case”) + célèbre (“famous”), in the title of a famous 18-century compilation of famous legal cases, Nouvelles Causes Célèbres.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (French) IPA: /koz se.lɛbʁ/
  • (UK) IPA: /kɔːz sɛˈlɛbɹ(ə)/
  • (US) IPA: /kɔz sɛˈlɛb/
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[edit] Noun

cause célèbre (plural causes célèbres)

  1. An issue or incident (originally, a legal case) arousing widespread controversy or public debate.

[edit] Translations

an issue or incident arousing heated public debate
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