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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
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Word origin of 'crème de la crème'
literally: cream of the cream

crème de la crème in American

(ˌkrɛmdəlɑˈkrɛm ; kremˌdəläkremˈ)
the very best
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
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)

Nearby words of 'crème de la crème'

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Definition of crème de la crème from the Collins English Dictionary

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