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   Du jour

   /də ˈZHo͝or/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of food in a restaurant) available and being served on this day: "cream of mussel, an occasional soup du jour"
   • ▪ used to describe something that is enjoying great but probably short-lived popularity or publicity: "attention deficit disorder is the disease du jour"

   Word Origin French, literally ‘of the day’.

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   What does du jour mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of DU JOUR is made for a particular day —used of an item not specified on the regular menu. How to use du jour in a sentence.

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   How do you use du jour in French?

   • But unlike its adjectival synonyms, du jour follows the French grammar by coming after the noun it modifies. For example, you might call a trendy hat the hat du jour, not the du jour hat. Because du jour has entered common usage, there is no need to italicize it. Because du jour means of the day, it is redundant when used with today’s —for example:

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   What does a jour mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of A JOUR is pierced, cut away, or made translucent in such a way as to form a design : having figured openwork : decorated with translucent, pierced, or openwork designs —used of carving, metalwork, lace, drawnwork, or cutwork.

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   What is today's topic du jour?

   • Today’s topic du jour: negative campaigning. [ Brattleboro Re f ormer] In both of these examples, either today’s or du jour could be removed with no loss of meaning. Another common error is the mistaken use of de jour in place of du jour —for example:

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   The meaning of DU JOUR is made for a particular day —used of an item not specified on the regular menu. How to use du jour in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDU JOUR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   used in restaurants to describe a dish that is available on a particular day and is different from those available on other days. Du jour is French for "of the day ": The soup du jour is roasted red pepper and tomato. used for saying that something or someone is very popular or fashionable at a particular time.

5. www.britannica.com › eb › qaWhat does "du jour" mean? | Britannica Dictionary

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   It comes from French, in which du jour means literally “of the day.” In English, it can mean either an item served in a restaurant on a particular day, as in example 1 above, or something that is happening or popular at the current time (this month, this year, etc.), as in examples 2 and 3.

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   used in restaurants to describe a dish that is available on a particular day and is different from those available on other days. Du jour is French for "of the day .": The soup du jour is roasted red pepper and tomato. I'll have the omelette du jour. See also.

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   du jour. very popular or important now This age group is the target group du jour. From French, meaning “of the day”. Definition of du jour adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Du jour definition: as prepared on the particular day; of the kind being served today. See examples of DU JOUR used in a sentence.

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   6 days ago · du jour in American English. (də ˈʒur, duː, French dʏ ˈʒuːʀ) adjective. 1. as prepared on the particular day; of the kind being served today. The soup du jour is split pea. 2. fashionable; current. environmentalism and other issues du jour.