First Known Use: 1875
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oeuvre
noun oeu·vre \ˈə(r)-vrə, ˈœvrə\
: all the works that a writer, an artist, or a composer has created
plural oeuvres \same\
Full Definition of OEUVRE
: a substantial body of work constituting the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer
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Origin of OEUVRE
French œuvre, literally, work, from Old French ovre, Latin opera — more at opera
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