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causes célèbres
Main Entry:
cause célèbre
[
kawz
s
uh
-
leb
-r
uh
, -
leb
;
French
kohz sey-
leb
-
r
uh
]
Show IPA
/
ˈkɔz səˈlɛbrə, -ˈlɛb;
French
koʊz seɪˈlɛbrə
/
Show Spelled
Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
controversial issue
Synonyms:
bone of contention, celebrated case,
controversy
,
debate
, grist for the gossip mill, hot potato, moot point, political football,
scandal
, war of words
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