œuvre

== English == === Noun === œuvre (plural œuvres) Alternative spelling of oeuvre. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French uevre, inherited from Latin opera. Doublet of opéra and opus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /œvʁ/ === Noun === œuvre f (plural œuvres) work, book, piece Synonyms: ouvrage, travail activity, operation Synonyms: activité, travail complete body of an artist's work, or their works in a particular category l’œuvre sculpté(e) de Picasso ― Picasso’s sculptural œuvre ==== Usage notes ==== The word œuvre is normally feminine, but is masculine in the terms gros œuvre (“construction of the structural components of a building”), second œuvre (“work to finish a building after the structure is finished”), and grand œuvre (“in alchemy, the search for the philosopher's stone”). It is also optionally used in the masculine in the sense “an artist’s entire body of work”. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== opérer ouvrer ouvrier === Noun === œuvre m (uncountable) complete body of an artist's work, or their works in a particular category ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “œuvre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Noun === œuvre m or f (plural œuvres) alternative form of oeuvre