"exquisite corpse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: exquisite corpses [plural]
Etymology: Calque of French cadavre exquis. First coined in 1925 by surrealists André Breton, Marcel Duhamel, Jacques Prévert, and Yves Tanguy in a similar manner to consequences; the first example was constructed from the following prompt: Le cadavre exquis boira le vin nouveau (“the exquisite corpse will drink new wine”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fr|cadavre exquis}} Calque of French cadavre exquis Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} exquisite corpse (countable and uncountable, plural exquisite corpses)
  1. (uncountable) A collective art game in which several collaborating artists assemble a sentence or image, usually by following a prompt, or being allowed to see the only last contribution. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Art Translations (art game): cadavre exquis [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-exquisite_corpse-en-noun-0vKljP-a Disambiguation of Art: 87 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'art game': 86 14
  2. (countable) A sentence or image created as a result of this game. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-exquisite_corpse-en-noun-UimX5tuv

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