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de jour

UK/də ˈʒʊə/US/də ˈʒʊɹ/

de jour adjective: contemporary or most recent; en vogue; trendy.

Adjective

de jour (not comparable)

  1. (postpositional, usually) Contemporary or most recent; en vogue; trendy.
    • Foreign-policy chiefs deal most often with the hottest issue de jour, though they can get the attention of the president and other members of the government for other issues which they judge important.2005, G. John Ikenberry, American Foreign Policy: Theoretical Essays, Pearson/Longman, published 2005, →ISBN, page 431
    • They existed at a time in history when shock therapy, brain tissue manipulation, implants, drug experimentation and lobotomies were treatments de jour.2007, Julie Albrecht Royce, Traveling Michigan's Sunset Coast, Dog Ear Publishing, published 2007, →ISBN, page 420

Origin of de jour

Variation of du jour, from French du jour (“of the day”). This specific expression in French (see below) means “for daytime” or “during daytime”.

Words that rhyme with de jour

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Questions about de jour

What does de jour mean?
De jour means contemporary or most recent; en vogue; trendy.
What part of speech is de jour?
De jour is an adjective.
How do you pronounce de jour?
De jour is pronounced /də ˈʒʊə/ (UK).

Words near de jour in the dictionary

  1. de Havilland Law
  2. De Jong
  3. de Jongh
  4. de Jonghs
  5. de Jongs
  6. de jour
  7. de jure
  8. De Kalb
  9. De Kay's brown snake
  10. De Kay's brown snakes
  11. De Kay's snake

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