Dictionary:
tour de force (tūr' də fôrs', fōrs')  |
A feat requiring great virtuosity or strength, often deliberately undertaken for its difficulty: “In an extraordinary structural tour de force the novel maintains a dual focus” (Julian Moynahan).
[French : tour, turn, feat + de, of + force, strength.]
| Thesaurus: tour de force |
noun
| WordNet: tour de force |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a masterly or brilliant feat
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