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objet de vertu

/ (ɒbˈʒeɪ də vɜːˈtuː) /

noun plural objets de vertu (ɒbˈʒeɪ də vɜːˈtuː)

an object of virtuSee virtu

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Nearby words

objectivize, objectless, objector, objet, objet d'art, objet de vertu, objet trouvé, objure, objurgate, objurgation, obl.

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''
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