crème de la crème
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crème de la crème
(krĕm′ də lä krĕm′)n.
1. Something superlative.
2. People of the highest social level.
[French : crème, cream + de, of + la, the + crème, cream.]
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crème de la crème
(krɛm də la krɛm)n
the very best
[literally: cream of the cream]
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crème de la crème
A French phrase meaning the cream of the cream, used to mean the very best.
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crème de la crème
noun1. The superlative or most preferable part of something:
Idioms: cream of the crop, flower of the flock, pick of the bunch.
2. People of the highest social level:
aristocracy, blue blood, elite, flower, gentility, gentry, nobility, patriciate, quality, society, upper class, who's who.
Informal: upper crust.
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crème de la crème
n → Crème de la Crème f
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