Definitions for cause celebre
ˈkɔz səˈlɛb; Fr. koʊz seɪˈlɛb rəcause cele·bre

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1. cause celebrenoun

   an incident that attracts great public attention

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1. cause célèbrenoun

   An issue or incident (originally, a legal case) arousing widespread controversy or public debate.

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1. cause celebre

   A cause célèbre ( (listen) KAWZ sə-LEB(-rə), French: [koz selɛbʁ]; pl. causes célèbres, pronounced like the singular) is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning, and heated public debate. The term continues in the media in all senses. It is sometimes used positively for celebrated legal cases for their precedent value (each locus classicus or "case-in-point") and more often negatively for infamous ones, whether for scale, outrage, scandal, or conspiracy theories. The term is a French phrase in common usage in English. Since it has been fully adopted into English and is included unitalicized in English dictionaries, it is not normally italicized despite its French origin. In French, cause means a legal case, and célèbre means "famous". The phrase originated with the 37-volume Nouvelles Causes Célèbres, published in 1763, which was a collection of reports of well-known French court decisions from the 17th and 18th centuries. While English speakers had used the phrase for many years, it came into much more common usage after the 1894 conviction of Alfred Dreyfus for espionage during the cementing of a period of deep cultural ties with a political tie between England and France, the Entente Cordiale. Both attracted worldwide interest and the period of closeness or rapprochement officially broadened the English language. It has been noted that the public attention given to a particular case or event can obscure the facts rather than clarify them. As one observer states, "The true story of many a cause célèbre is never made manifest in the evidence given or in the advocates' orations, but might be recovered from these old papers when the dust of ages has rendered them immune from scandal".

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1. cause celebre

   A cause célèbre is a controversial issue or incident that attracts a great deal of public attention and debate. It is often a legal case or trial that people are deeply divided over, creating intense public scrutiny. The term is French in origin, meaning 'famous case'.

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1. Cause célèbre

   A cause célèbre is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning and heated public debate. The term is particularly used in connection with celebrated legal cases. It is a French phrase in common English use, but is hardly used in modern French. The phrase originated with the 37-volume compilation of famous legal cases, Nouvelles Causes Célèbres, published in 1763.

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How to pronounce cause celebre?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say cause celebre in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cause celebre in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cause celebre in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of cause celebre in a Sentence

1. Hillary Clinton:

   In retrospect, this didn't turn out to be convenient at all and I regret that this has become such a cause celebre. But that does not change the facts, the facts are stubborn -- what I did was legally permitted.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cause celebre
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cause_Celebre
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cause_Celebre
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cause celebre