Meaning of tour de force | Babel Free
ˌtuɹ.dəˈfoɹsDefinitions
A feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field.
Equivalents
Examples
“Now orbiting Earth, Gravity Probe B is a technological tour de force.”
“Much as I admire Wilson’s tour de force—I wish people would read it more and read about it less—my hackles have always risen at the entirely false suggestion that his book influenced mine.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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