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Definition of cause célèbre noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cause célèbre

noun

NAmE//ˌkɔz səˈlɛb//

, NAmE//ˌkɔzsəˈlɛbrə//

(from French) (pl. causes célèbres

NAmE//ˌkɔz səˈlɛb//

, NAmE//ˌkɔzsəˈlɛbrə//

)

an issue that attracts a lot of attention and is supported by a lot of people

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