M-WMain Entry: oeu·vre
Pronunciation: \ˈə(r)-vrə, ˈœvrə\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural oeuvres \same\
Etymology: French œuvre, literally, work, from Old French ovre, Latin opera — more at opera
Date: 1875
: a substantial body of work constituting the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oeuvreAHDEoeu·vre audio (vr) KEY
NOUN:
pl. oeu·vres (vr) KEY
1. A work of art.
2. The sum of the lifework of an artist, writer, or composer.
ETYMOLOGY:
French uvre, from Old French uevre, work, from Latin opera, from pl. of opus, work ; see opus
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictiona...OALD:oeuvre /'{phon_three_colon}vr{shwa}/ noun [sing.] (from French, formal) all the works of a writer, artist, etc.: Picasso’s oeuvre
http://www.oup.com/oald-bin/web_getald7index1a.plCALD:oeuvre noun
/ˈɜː.vrə/ n [C usually singular] literary
the complete works of a writer, painter or other artist
Sadly, I'm not familiar with his oeuvre.
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