tour de force

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noun plural tour de force an exceptional achievement by an artist, author, or the like, that is unlikely to be equaled by that person or anyone else; stroke of genius: Herman Melville's Moby Dick was a tour de force. 1
noun plural tour de force a particularly adroit maneuver or technique in handling a difficult situation: The way the president got his bill through the Senate was a tour de force. 1
noun plural tour de force a feat requiring unusual strength, skill, or ingenuity. 1
noun tour de force accomplishment 1
countable noun tour de force If you call something such as a performance, speech, or production a tour de force, you are emphasizing that it is extremely good or extremely well done or made. 0
noun tour de force a masterly or brilliant stroke, creation, effect, or accomplishment 0

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

1795-1805; < French: feat of strength or skill

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