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cause célèbre

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See also: cause celebre

English

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Etymology

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From French cause (cause, case) + célèbre (famous), in the title of an 18th-century compilation of famous legal cases, Causes célèbres.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːz sɛˈlɛbɹ(ə)/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔz səˈlɛb/, /-ˈlɛbɹə/, sometimes /-ˈlɛbɹeɪ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • (like French) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊz seɪˈlɛbɹ(ə)/

Noun

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cause célèbre (plural causes célèbres)

  1. (chiefly UK) An issue or incident (originally, a legal case) arousing widespread controversy or public debate.
    • 2021 February 15, Jack Nicas, “Parler, a Social Network That Attracted Trump Fans, Returns Online”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
      Getting iced out by the tech giants turned Parler into a cause célèbre for conservatives who complained they were being censored, as well as a test case for the openness of the internet.

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References

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  1. ^ Nicolas-Toussaint Des Essarts, editor (1773–1789), Causes célèbres[1] (in French)

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Indonesian

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Noun

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cause célèbre

  1. cause célèbre, cause celebre: an issue or incident (originally, a legal case) arousing widespread controversy or public debate.

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