PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE Definition & Meaning

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pièce de résistance

[ pyes duh rey-zee-stahns; English pee-es duh ri-zee-stahns ]

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noun

French.

plural pièces de résistance

the principal dish of a meal.
the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, etc., of a series or group; special item or attraction.

pièce de résistance

/ pjɛs də rezistɑ̃s /

noun

the principal or most outstanding item in a series or creative artist's work
the main dish of a meal

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pièce de résistance¹

First recorded in 1780–90; from French: literally, “piece of resistance”; development of senses is unclear

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pièce de résistance¹

lit: piece of resistance

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But its pièce de résistance for Roffman was Caselotti herself, who was home that afternoon and happy to entertain strangers with her cherubic singsong cadence.

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Welcome to Earth One, the piece de resistance at CalEarth, an educational campus and nonprofit organization in Hesperia that, for the last three decades, has championed a building style known as the SuperAdobe.

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And for the piece de resistance after going on and on for years about America First and not wanting to get involved in "forever wars", he just suggested sending U.S. troops into the most fraught forever war on the planet.

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However, the pièce de résistance of the lounge is an outdoor patio at the very back of the space.

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You'll be able to master the piece de resistance of the Thanksgiving tablescape before you know it.

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