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du jour
[ duh-zhoor, doo; French dy-zhoor ]
/ də ˈʒʊər, du; French dü ˈʒur /
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adjective
as prepared on the particular day; of the kind being served today: The soup du jour is split pea.
fashionable; current: environmentalism and other issues du jour.
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Origin of du jour
<French: of the day
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duiker, duikerbok, Duino Elegies, Duisburg, Duisenberg, du jour, duka, Dukakis, Dukas, duke, dukedom
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British Dictionary definitions for du jour
du jour
/ (duː ˈʒɔː, French dy ʒur) /
adjective
(postpositive) informal currently very fashionable or popularthe young writer du jour
Word Origin for du jour
C20: from French, literally: of the day (as used on restaurant menus of items that change daily)
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