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re·cher·ché  audio  (r-shrsh) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Uncommon; rare.
  2. Exquisite; choice.
  3. Overrefined; forced.
  4. Pretentious; overblown.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, past participle of rechercher, to research, from Old French recercher ; see research


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