English Explanatory Dictionary

cause célèbre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An issue or incident (originally, a legal case) arousing widespread controversy or public debate.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔːz sɛˈlɛbɹ(ə)/ en-uk-cause célèbre.ogg /ˈkɔz səˈlɛb/ /-ˈlɛbɹə/ En-us-cause-célèbre.ogg /ˈkoʊz seɪˈlɛbɹ(ə)/

Word forms

cause célèbre causes célèbres cause celebre

Etymology

From French cause (“cause, case”) + célèbre (“famous”), in the title of an 18th-century compilation of famous legal cases, Causes célèbres.

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