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objet d'art

/ˌɒbʒeɪ ˈdɑː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
ob-jet d'art
IPA
/ˌɒbʒeɪ ˈdɑː(ɹ)/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A work of art with some artistic merit.

noun

An artwork exhibited for the purposes of decoration or the reflection of social status.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French objet (“object”) and d'art (“of art”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

objets d'art (plural)

Derived Forms

objet

Synonyms

art object piece

Homonyms

objets d'art

Questions

How do you pronounce objet d'art?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɒbʒeɪ ˈdɑː(ɹ)/.
What does objet d'art mean?
A work of art with some artistic merit.
Where does objet d'art come from?
It is traced to French.

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