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TOUR DE FORCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tour de force mean? 

TOUR DE FORCE (noun)
  The noun TOUR DE FORCE has 1 sense:

1. a masterly or brilliant featplay

  Familiarity information: TOUR DE FORCE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TOUR DE FORCE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A masterly or brilliant feat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("tour de force" is a kind of...):

effort; exploit; feat (a notable achievement)


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