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    [Noun]  | "tour de force" | \ ˌtu̇r-də-ˈfȯrs \


    1: a feat or display of strength, skill, or ingenuity


    Origin: 1802 ;

     French;

    [Noun]  | "tours de force" 


    1: an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness;


      * e.g., " ... her performance as a woman impaired by a stroke was a theatrical tour de force "



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    [Noun]  | "tour de force" 


    1: an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness;


      * e.g., " ... her performance as a woman impaired by a stroke was a theatrical tour de force "



    •  Antonyms : 

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     [ "Toure de Force" ]

    1: A feat of strength skill or ingenuity, done with ease.

      * e.g.,  ... The California band Toure de Force is a Toure de Force 

     [ "tour de force" ]

    1: A grand endeavor or trial of much difficulty.

      * e.g.,  ... Getting a 3-pointer from downtown is a tour de force. Or, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro is quite a tour de force. 


     [ "tour de force" ]

    2: (French expression, not directly translated/cultural saying.)

     [ "EGOTISTICAL TOUR-DE-FORCE" ]

    1: Nonsensical Cinematography term used when you don't understand a single thing about the movie, so you are obliged to say something faux-meaningful about the director. Originally used in late 1980's in Limerick, Ireland by amateur would-be film critics before spreading urban areas and thence internationally (BMC)

      * e.g.,  ... "I felt the film used a mishmash of several differing genres and tropes, but my main comment would be that for the director, it was an egotistical tour-de-force' 

     [ "Tour de force" ]

    1: When you stick you thumb up your anus, remove it, then suck on it like a baby

      * e.g.,  ... A: sup? 

     [ "One Man Tour-de-Force" ]

    1: A single person attempting and succeeding at a herculean effort, not achievable by mere mortals.

      * e.g.,  ... Aaron Peckham was a one man tour-de-force, creating UrbanDictionary.com and forever changing the english language all before he turned 30 years old. Unfortunately it was all down hill from there. 

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