Meaning & use
oeuvre
The complete body of work produced by an artist, writer, or composer over a lifetime.
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Critics consider this film one of the finest achievements in the director's oeuvre.
The exhibition traced the painter's entire oeuvre, from student sketches to final masterpieces.
A note on using this word
"Oeuvre," borrowed from French, is a formal word used mainly in art and literary criticism rather than everyday conversation.
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