Definitions
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- noun A piece of
work that has been given much criticalpraise , especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career. - noun A work of outstanding
creativity ,skill orworkmanship . - noun A work created in order to
qualify as amaster craftsman and member of aguild .
Etymologies
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chef + d'oeuvre, a calque of French chef d'œuvre
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