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Coup De Grace

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Noun

1. coup de grace, deathblow

the blow that kills (usually mercifully)

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Coup De Grace

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nounWord forms: plural coups de grâce (ku də ɡrɑs)
1. 
a mortal or finishing blow, esp one delivered as an act of mercy to a sufferer
2. 
a final or decisive stroke

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Coup De Grace

see synonyms of coup de grace
1. 
the blow, shot, etc. that brings death to a sufferer; death blow
2. 
a finishing stroke

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Coup De Grace

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n. pl. coups de grâce (k)
1. A deathblow delivered to end the misery of a mortally wounded victim.
2. A finishing stroke or decisive event.

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