See Also: cause celebre(dictionary)
cause celebre(dictionary)

rubella (iou) and cause celebre (oh)


rubella (iou)



rubella noun. L19.
[Use as noun of neut. pl. of Latin rubellus reddish, from rubeus red: see -EL2.]
German measles.
rubelliform adjective resembling the characteristic rash of rubella M20.

cause celebre (oh)



[C]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: 'famous legal case']
an event or legal case that a lot of people become interested in, because it is an exciting subject to discuss or argue about
::The case became a cause celebre among feminists.