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cause célèbre definition

cause cé·lè·bre or cause celebre (kôz′ sə leb′, -leb′rə; Fr kōz sā le′br')

  1. a celebrated law case, trial, or controversy
  2. a person, thing, or incident that has become widely known, often because of controversy

Etymology: Fr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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