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[Noun] | "cause cé*lè*bre" | \ ˌkȯz-sə-ˈleb \
1: a legal case that excites widespread interest
2: a notorious person, thing, incident, or episode
Origin: 1763 ;
French, literally, celebrated case;
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[Noun] | "causes célèbres"
1: a person who is widely known and usually much talked about;
* e.g., " ... a cause célèbre from some reality TV show whose fame hadn't even lasted the proverbial 15 minutes "
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[ "cause de celebre" ]
1: a cause or charity so over-hyped by media and/or celebrities it makes the general public feel brow beaten, turning them against the cause
* e.g., ... The Truth campaign ads for anti-smoking, the cause de celebre, are so preachy they make me want to start smoking.
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