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Webster 1913 Edition
Recherche
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Re-cherˊché′
(re-shârˊshā̍′)
, Adj.
[F.]
Sought out with care; choice.
Hence:
of rare quality, elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in kind.
Definition 2024
Recherche
recherche
recherche
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
recherche (comparative more recherche, superlative most recherche)
- Exquisite; lavishly elegant and refined.
- Exotic or obscure.
French
Etymology
Deverbal of rechercher (“to research”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ/
- Homophones: recherchent, recherches
- Hyphenation: re‧cherche
Noun
recherche f (plural recherches)
Descendants
- German: Recherche
Verb
recherche
- first-person singular present indicative of rechercher
- third-person singular present indicative of rechercher
- first-person singular present subjunctive of rechercher
- third-person singular present subjunctive of rechercher
- second-person singular imperative of rechercher