fait divers

Variant of faits divers

faits divers definition

faits di·vers (fe dē ver′)

brief news stories, as those typically found in some French newspapers, that are sensational, lurid, etc.

Etymology: Fr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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