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tour de force

[ toor duh fawrs, -fohrs; French toor duh fawrs ]

noun

plural tours de force
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. a feat requiring unusual strength, skill, or ingenuity.

tour de force

/ ˈtʊə də ˈfɔːs; tur də fɔrs /

noun

  1. a masterly or brilliant stroke, creation, effect, or accomplishment
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tour de force

  1. A feat accomplished through great skill and ability: “The speech was a tour de force; it swept the audience off its feet.”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tour de force1

1795–1805; < French: feat of strength or skill
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tour de force1

literally: feat of skill or strength

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