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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

noir

/ˈnwɑɹ/

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What does noir mean?

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre

noun

  1. Film noir.
  2. A production in the style of film noir.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈnwɑɹ/

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When she is at the Rouge et Noir table a larger crowd than usual is collected to witness her operation.
Andrew SteinmetzThe Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)Project Gutenberg ebook #466
Then was written, in rough bold characters, the words, “Le Noir Faineant”.
Walter ScottIvanhoe: A RomanceProject Gutenberg ebook #82
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He carried himself grandly, and was elegantly clad in a frac noir.
Victor MacClureShe Stands AccusedProject Gutenberg ebook #488
It is noticeable that European Continental fashions prevail generally in this city,--French cooking, lunch at noon, and dinner at the end of the day, with café noir after meals, and to a great extent the European Sunday,--to all which emigrants from the United States and Great Britain seem to adapt themselves.
Richard Henry DanaTwo Years Before the MastProject Gutenberg ebook #2055