oeuvre
noun
oeu·vre
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plural oeuvres\ ˈu̇-vrə
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Definition of oeuvre
: a substantial body of work constituting the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer
a catalogue of Rembrandt's oeuvre scrupulously examines Dickens' oeuvre in order to demonstrate how his convictions helped to determine the shape of his novels— G. J. Worth
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Examples of oeuvre in a Sentence
a novel that occupies a relatively minor position in the author's oeuvre
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Although the painting’s lone subject, a blonde woman clad in a red dress and black heels, looks directly at the viewer, her gaze seems to elude, reinforcing the sense of alienation endemic to the artist’s oeuvre. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Thanks to the Hopper Hotel Experience, You Can Now Spend a Night at the Museum," 16 Aug. 2019 Never had so many works by this master been shown in one place: some twenty-seven paintings and seventy drawings and prints, more than half of his oeuvre and enough for a lifetime of looking. — The New York Review of Books, "Joseph Leo Koerner," 23 May 2019 While Baltrop’s oeuvre has long been overlooked, an ongoing exhibition at the Bronx Museum of the Arts is poised to finally provide the artist with an overdue dose of recognition. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Bronx Exhibition Spotlights Alvin Baltrop, Photographer Who Documented Manhattan’s Underground Queer Community," 21 Aug. 2019 Sanders’ oeuvre takes a new form on Aug. 16 with the Netflix docuseries Diagnosis, a more straightforward adaptation of her column. — Judy Berman, Time, "The Doctor Who Inspired House Navigates the Health Care Crisis in Netflix Docuseries Diagnosis," 15 Aug. 2019 His oeuvre is full of hackwork: The pulps commonly paid by the word and Howard was happy to deliver words in bulk, allowing quantity to overwhelm quality. — John J. Miller, National Review, "The Fantastic Robert E. Howard," 11 July 2019 That oeuvre included a fruitful, long-term collaborative relationship with the violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, to whom he was married for a time. — New York Times, "The Week in Arts: Sarah Jessica Parker Back for More ‘Divorce’; a Farewell to ‘My Fair Lady’," 29 June 2019 The show will display a selection of designs from Louboutin's oeuvre, which by his own estimate comprises over 15,000 shoes and boots. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "A Huge Christian Louboutin Exhibition Is Opening in Paris Next Year," 24 June 2019 The difference between Diamond’s Yali and Lawrence’s Yali illustrates a key feature of Diamond’s oeuvre, one that has great bearing on Upheaval. — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Republic, "All Over the Map," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oeuvre.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for oeuvre
oeuvre
noun
English Language Learners Definition of oeuvre
formal
: all the works that a writer, an artist, or a composer has created
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