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noir

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
noir /ˈnwɑː/

▶noun a genre of crime film or fiction characterized by cynicism, fatalism, and moral ambiguity.

– derivatives
noirish adjective.

– origin 1970s: from film noir.

'noir' also found in these Oxford entries:

cafe noir - film noir - pied noir - Pinot - pinotage

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noir night
O.Henry (Rouge et noir): fly-by-night theatricals

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