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cri-de-coeur

cri-de-coeur is the alternative spelling of cri de coeur.

Meaning of cri de coeur

Noun

cri de coeur (plural cris de coeur)

  1. An impassioned outcry, appeal, protest or entreaty.
    • What do you think of Mr. Salinger's cri de coeur?2011, Stephen King, 11/22/63, New York: Scribner, →ISBN, page 308

Questions about cri-de-coeur

What is cri-de-coeur the alternative spelling of?
Cri-de-coeur is the alternative spelling of cri de coeur.

Words near cri-de-coeur in the dictionary

  1. CRI
  2. cri de coeur
  3. cri de cœur
  4. cri du chat
  5. cri du chat syndrome
  6. cri-de-coeur
  7. cria
  8. criadera
  9. criaderas
  10. Criado
  11. Criados

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