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Definition of recherché adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

recherché

adjective

/rəˈʃeəʃeɪ/

/rəˌʃerˈʃeɪ/

(from French, formal, usually disapproving)

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unusual and not easy to understand, chosen in order to impress people

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