"dernier cri" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: derniers cris [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French dernier cri. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|dernier cri}} French dernier cri Head templates: {{en-noun|derniers cris|nolinkhead=1}} dernier cri (plural derniers cris)
  1. The latest sensation; the last word, the newest or ultimate expression or example (of something). Translations (latest sensation; last word, newest or ultimate expression or example): sidste skrig [neuter] (Danish), viimeinen huuto (Finnish), dernier cri [masculine] (French), letzter Schrei [masculine] (German), siste skrik [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), siste skrik [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), dernier cri [neuter] (Polish), последний писк (poslednij pisk) [masculine, singular] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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