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Piece de resistance Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ance

Piece de resistance has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection

2

the most important dish of a meal

3

Alternative form of pièce de résistance

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
curio dish
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
rariora
Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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