oeuvre
noun
the works of a writer, painter, or the like, taken as a whole.
oeuvres
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pluralof oeuvre.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Always an industrious worker, his oeuvres ranged from stage set design to photography and printmaking.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The two centuries-old museum said in a statement it had set up a research team to study the 25 oeuvres and determine if there are other works that were also confiscated.
From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2022
Highlighting their musical oeuvres and mimicking D.J. battles, each artist plays a song, then their opponent follows with one of their own works, chosen with the intention of one-upping.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2021
Subsequent Rembrandt years — 1956 and 1969 — have concentrated on bringing together masterpieces by Rembrandt and his pupils so as to further delineate their individual oeuvres.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2019
When she married my brother I don't suppose she took him for a member of a societe de bonnes oeuvres.
From Madame De Mauves by Henry James
