HOW TO PRONOUNCE
oeuvre
/ɝv/
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“The exhibition spans the artist's entire oeuvre.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does oeuvre mean?
noun
- A work of art, music or literature.
- A substantial or complete corpus of works produced by an artist, composer, or writer.
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"La Nature contient le fonds de toutes ces varietes, mais le hazard ou l'art les mettent en oeuvre," as Maupertuis most truly said.
Let us suppose, in the first place, that this "Iliad"--this chef-d' oeuvre that is to be equitably rewarded--is really above price, that we do not know how to appraise it.