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81cause célèbre — noun /koz se.lɛbʁ,kɔːz sɛˈlɛbɹ(ə)/ An issue or incident (originally, a legal case) arousing widespread controversy or public debate …
82cause célèbre — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) (Fr.) controversy. See discord …
83Cause célèbre — Cause cé|lè|bre auch: Cause cé|lèb|re 〈[ko:z selɛ:brə] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: s s [ko:z selɛ:brə]〉 Aufsehen erregender Rechtsfall [Etym.: frz., »berühmter Rechtsstreit, berühmte Angelegenheit«] …
84cause célèbre — cause cé|lè|bre [ ,kɔz sə lebrə ] noun count MAINLY JOURNALISM a legal case or political issue that a lot of people become interested in and argue about …
85cause celebre — cause cé·lè·bre || ‚kəʊz se lebrÉ™ controversial issue that is widely discussed (e.g. famous lawsuit) …
86cause célèbre — [ˌkɔ:z sɛ lɛbr(ə)] noun (plural causes célèbres pronunciation same) a controversial issue that attracts a great deal of public attention. Origin C18: Fr., lit. famous case …
87(a) cause celebre — a famous event or legal case which people discuss a lot because it is so interesting or shocking. The relationship between Edward Prince of Wales and Wallis Simpson became an international cause cйlиbre in the 1930s …
88cause célébre — noun (C) French an event or legal case that a lot of people become interested in, because it is an exciting subject to discuss or argue about …
89cause célèbre — cause cé•lè•bre [[t]ˈkɔz səˈlɛb[/t]] fr. [[t]koʊz seɪˈlɛb rə[/t]] n. pl. causes cé•lè•bres [[t]ˈkɔz səˈlɛb[/t]] fr. [[t]koʊz seɪˈlɛb rə[/t]] fot any controversy that attracts great public attention • Etymology: 1755–65; < F: lit., famous case …
90cause célèbre — /kɔz səˈlɛbrə/ (say kawz suh lebruh) noun 1. an issue arousing public debate and partisanship. 2. a cause espoused. {French: a celebrated legal case} …
