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oeuvre

UK/ˈɜːvɹə//ˈuːvɹə/

oeuvre noun: a work of art, music or literature.

Noun

oeuvre (plural oeuvres)

  1. A work of art, music or literature.
    • (Calvin) This piece is about the inadequacy of traditional imagery and symbols to convey meaning in today's world. By abandoning representationalism, I'm free to express myself with pure form. Specific interpretation gives way to a more visceral response.
      (Hobbes) I notice your oeuvre is...1990 February 22, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes
  2. (collective, uncountable) A substantial or complete corpus of works produced by an artist, composer, or writer.
    • the complete oeuvre of Mozart
    • Let’s “fictionalize” Foucault’s life by turning it into a biographical account of Foucault and his oeuvre or work.1997, Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, Totem Books, Icon Books, →ISBN, page 7
    Synonyms:
    body of work, corpus

oeuvre meaning in Tamil and Urdu

oeuvre in Tamil

எழுத்தாளர் படைப்பு

oeuvre in Urdu

فن پارہ, شاہکار

Synonyms of oeuvre

Forms of oeuvre

pluraloeuvres
alternative formœuvre

Plural of oeuvre: oeuvres

Origin of oeuvre

From French œuvre, from Old French uevre, from Latin opera (plural of Latin opus), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“work”). Doublet of opera, opus, and ure.

Questions about oeuvre

What does oeuvre mean?
Oeuvre means a work of art, music or literature.
What is oeuvre in Tamil?
Oeuvre in Tamil is எழுத்தாளர் படைப்பு. See Oeuvre meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oeuvre?
Oeuvre is a noun.
How do you pronounce oeuvre?
Oeuvre is pronounced /ˈɜːvɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of oeuvre?
The plural of oeuvre is oeuvres.

Words near oeuvre in the dictionary

  1. Oetting
  2. Oettings
  3. oeuf
  4. oeuf en cocotte
  5. oeufs
  6. oeuvre
  7. oeuvres
  8. OEV
  9. OEVs
  10. Oey
  11. of

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: oeuvre (page history and authors); oeuvre (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); oeuvre (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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