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clou

Noun CEFR B1
kluː

Definitions

Something which holds the greatest attention; the chief point of interest.

Equivalents

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Examples

“But had he not refused her the wherewithal to remember⟳ him—the pearls she needed as the clou of her dear collection, the great relic among relics?”
“Partly because they were constructed of multiple shot-scenes and recorded exclusively in LS, their elaborate decors acquired an even more privileged role — as tableaux and clous of spectacle — much in the manner of late nineteenth-century French stage⟳ productions […]”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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