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PRIX DE ROME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An annual prize awarded by the French government in a competition of painters and artists and sculptors and musicians and architects; the winner in each category receives support for a period of study in Rome
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Prix de Rome" is a kind of...):
accolade; award; honor; honour; laurels (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction)