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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;

    [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 "





    [Noun]  | "cause célèbre" 


    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 "





     [ "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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