Definitions
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- noun An impassioned outcry, as of entreaty or protest.
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- noun An impassioned
outcry ,appeal ,protest orentreaty .
Etymologies
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[French cri de cœur : cri, cry + de, of + cœur, heart.]
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French meaning approximately "a cry from the heart"
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whichbe commented on the word cri de coeur
"Cry from the heart"; an ardent, impassioned declaration, appeal or lament.
May 16, 2008
cutlery commented on the word cri de coeur
"No, before you say it, I can't go running back to Pater with yet another cri de coeur" (Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, 044.3).
January 24, 2010