tours de force

Variant of tour de force

tour de force definition

tour· de force (to̵or′ də fôrs)

an unusually skillful or ingenious creation, production, or performance, sometimes one that is merely clever or spectacular

Etymology: Fr, lit., feat of strength

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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