crème de la crème
Best of the best; something superlative; the very best.
To be an astronaut you must be the crème de la crème.
cr
noun 10name 4adj 1verb 1symbol 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
classic, emergent, later, next, specified, timeless
VERB + CR
kitchens, name
CR + NOUN
br, che, divergence, fraiche, groups, l, la, lunch
PREP.
about, after, in
ADV.
instead
Definitions
noun
1
Abbreviation of creatine.
2
Abbreviation of creatinine.
3
Abbreviation of Councillor.
name
1
Initialism of Costa Rica.
2
Initialism of Czech Republic.
3
Initialism of Caledonian Railway.
4
Initialism of Charles Rex (“King Charles”).
noun
1
Initialism of county road.
2
Initialism of country route.
3
Initialism of caloric restriction.
4
Initialism of carriage return.
5
Initialism of clarification request.
Whereas, in a community endowed with a language that lacks CRification, as I refer to the interaction brought about by a CR, the emergent divergence among language users is so high that the language eventually dies out.
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Synonyms
noun — a hard brittle multivalent metallic element
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Whereas, in a community endowed with a language that lacks CRification, as I refer to the interaction brought about by a CR, the emergent divergence among language users is so high that the language e
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Roe v. Wade was preceded by all those moments that make a movement: tentative and explosive sharings in kitchens and CR groups; times of great courage and stillness, […]
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Most continuing resolutions are temporary measures that expire on the date specified in the CR, or are superseded by enactment of the regular appropriations act.
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I will CR later after lunch.
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These students are the crème de la crème of our school.
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The Crèvecœur is a rare breed of French chicken.
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In some senses, cr is marked as UK, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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