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cri de coeur

UK/ˌkɹiː.dəˈkɜː/US/ˌkɹi.dəˈkɚ/

cri de coeur noun: an impassioned outcry, appeal, protest or entreaty.

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
    • Personal accounts of racial discrimination were eagerly sought by whites seeking to understand "those people," while blacks justly valued them as overdue cris de coeur.2014 May 28, John McWhorter, “Saint Maya”, in The New Republic, →ISSN

Forms of cri de coeur

pluralcris de coeur
alternative formcri-de-coeur
alternative formcri de cœur

Origin of cri de coeur

From French cri du cœur, meaning approximately “a cry from the heart”.

Questions about cri de coeur

What does cri de coeur mean?
Cri de coeur means an impassioned outcry, appeal, protest or entreaty.
What part of speech is cri de coeur?
Cri de coeur is a noun.
How do you pronounce cri de coeur?
Cri de coeur is pronounced /ˌkɹiː.dəˈkɜː/ (UK).
What is the plural of cri de coeur?
The plural of cri de coeur is cris de coeur.

Words near cri de coeur in the dictionary

  1. CRG
  2. CRGV
  3. CRH
  4. CRHergic
  5. CRI
  6. cri de coeur
  7. cri de cœur
  8. cri du chat
  9. cri du chat syndrome
  10. cri-de-coeur
  11. cria

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