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coup de grâce (k

gräs

)

n. pl. coups de grâce (k

)

1. A deathblow delivered to end the misery of a mortally wounded victim.

2. A finishing stroke or decisive event.

[French : coup, stroke + de, of + grâce, mercy.]

coup de grâce French [ku də grɑs]

n pl coups de grâce [ku də grɑs]

1. a mortal or finishing blow, esp one delivered as an act of mercy to a sufferer

2. a final or decisive stroke

[literally: blow of mercy]

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coup de grâce (French)

noun final blow, clincher (informal) (slang), kill, knockout blow, mortal blow, quietus, deathblow, mercy stroke His affair administered the coup de grâce to their marriage.

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