objet de vertu
/ (ɒbˈʒeɪ də vɜːˈtuː) /
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noun plural objets de vertu (ɒbˈʒeɪ də vɜːˈtuː)
an object of virtuSee virtu
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Word Origin for objet de vertu
French, coined by the British as a translation of object of virtu but literally meaning only ``object of virtue''
Words nearby objet de vertu
object-oriented, object-oriented programming, object program, object relations theory, objet d'art, objet de vertu, objet trouvé, objure, objurgate, obl., oblanceolate
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How to use objet de vertu in a sentence
It certainly isn't necessary to know what or molu is, nor to have any other objet de vertu but your wife.
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