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derniers cris

derniers cris is the plural of dernier cri.

Meaning of dernier cri

Noun

dernier cri (plural derniers cris)

  1. The latest sensation; the last word, the newest or ultimate expression or example (of something).
    • Here and there were certain unmistakable derniers cris, some of them undoubtedly destined - had the world pursued its expected course - to become the rage of tomorrow; others, I would say, a dead loss from their very inception.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 82

Questions about derniers cris

What is derniers cris the plural of?
Derniers cris is the plural of dernier cri.

Words near derniers cris in the dictionary

  1. derned
  2. Derner
  3. dernful
  4. dernier
  5. dernier cri
  6. derniers cris
  7. dernies
  8. derning
  9. dernly
  10. derns
  11. derny

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