oeuvre

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From French œuvre, from the Latin opus.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈəːvɹə/
  • (file)

Noun [edit]

oeuvre (plural oeuvres)

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

Quotations [edit]

  • 1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 7 (Totem Books, Icon Books; ISBN 1840460865)
    Let’s “fictionalize” Foucault’s life by turning it into a biographical account of Foucault and his oeuvre or work.

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Dutch [edit]

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

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Noun [edit]

oeuvre n (plural oeuvres, diminutive oevretje)

  1. oeuvre

French [edit]

Noun [edit]

oeuvre m (plural oeuvres)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of œuvre.

Usage notes [edit]

  • The œ ligature is often replaced in contemporary French with 'oe', as the œ character does not appear on AZERTY keyboards.

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