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Definition of 'crème de la crème'

crème de la crème

(krem də lɑː krem )

singular noun

If you refer to someone or something as the crème de la crème, you mean they are the very best person or thing of their kind.

[journalism, approval]

...the crème de la crème of fashion designers. [+ of]

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crème de la crème in British

French (krɛm də la krɛm)

noun

the very best

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Word origin of 'crème de la crème'

literally: cream of the cream

crème de la crème in American

(ˌkrɛmdəlɑˈkrɛm ; kremˌdəläkremˈ)

the very best

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Word origin of 'crème de la crème'

Fr, lit., cream of the cream

Example sentences containing 'crème de la crème'

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We've had well over seven hundred entries, a very high standard, and we want to be sure that our winners really are la crème de la crème. Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)

And all the creamy crème de la crème of the school are right there, expecting us to join them. Melinda Metz REVELATIONS (2001)

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