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coup de maî·tre (ko̵̅o̅d me′tr')

a masterstroke; stroke of genius

Etymology: Fr, lit., stroke of a master

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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