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coup de grāce [or] coup de grace
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- pronunciation:
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gras
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noun |
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coups de grāce |
| definition: |
blow of mercy (French); a death blow or any finishing or decisive stroke or event.
The scandal gave the coup de grāce to his political hopes. |
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