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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pièce de résistance /ˌpjɛs də reɪˈzɪstɒ̃s/
▶noun the most important or remarkable feature of a creative work, meal, etc.
– origin Fr., lit. ‘piece (i.e. means) of resistance’.
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