oeuvre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Quotations 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• œuvre

[edit] Etymology

From French œuvre, from the Latin opus.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈœvrə/
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[edit] Noun

oeuvre (plural oeuvres)

1. A work of art.
2. The complete body of an artist's work.

[edit] Quotations

• 1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 7 (Totem Books, Icon Books; ISBN 1840460865)

  Let’s “fictionalize” Foucault’s life by turning into into a biographical account of Foucault and his oeuvre or work.

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• hors d’oeuvre
• manoeuvre