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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. An impassioned outcry, as of entreaty or protest.

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  1. n. An impassioned outcry, appeal, protest or entreaty.

Etymologies

  1. French cri de cœur : cri, cry + de, of + cœur, heart.

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  • cutlery "No, before you say it, I can't go running back to Pater with yet another cri de coeur" (Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, 044.3). Jan 24, 2010

  • whichbe "Cry from the heart"; an ardent, impassioned declaration, appeal or lament. May 16, 2008

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