recherché

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English [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from French recherché, more at French rechercher.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (GenAm) IPA: /rəˌʃɛrˈʃeɪ/, X-SAMPA: /r@%SEr"SeI/
  • Hyphenation: re‧cher‧ché
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Adjective [edit]

recherché (comparative more recherché, superlative most recherché)

  1. Sought out with care; choice. Hence: of rare quality, elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in kind — especially with an artificial or pretentious effect.

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French [edit]

Verb [edit]

recherché m (feminine recherchée, masculine plural recherchés, feminine plural recherchées)

  1. Past participle of rechercher

Adjective [edit]

recherché m (feminine recherchée, masculine plural recherchés, feminine plural recherchées)

  1. sought-after
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