Meanings
proper noun
- A village in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
Origin
- Frenchcrève-cœur“heartbreak”
- EnglishCreve Coeur
From French crève-cœur (“heartbreak”).
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APA
Creve Coeur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Creve%20Coeur
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“Creve Coeur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Creve%20Coeur. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Creve Coeur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Creve%20Coeur.
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