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Definition of cri de cœur noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cri de cœur

noun

NAmE//ˌkri də ˈkər//

(pl. cris de cœur

NAmE//ˌkri də ˈkər//

) (from French)

an act of asking for something, or protesting, in a way that shows you care deeply about something

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