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mot juste
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mot juste  (m zhüst)
n. pl. mots justes (m zhüst)
Exactly the right word or expression.
[French : mot, word + juste, right.]
mot juste French [mo ʒyst]
n pl mots justes [mo ʒyst]
the appropriate word or expression
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Noun1.mot juste - the appropriate word or expression
choice of words, phraseology, wording, phrasing, verbiage, diction - the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton
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mot juste
n → passender or treffender Ausdruck
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