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noun(noir)crime fiction featuring hard-boiled cynical characters and bleak sleazy settings
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noun(noir)film noir
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adjective(noir)having a bleak and darkly cynical quality of the kind associated with hard-boiled crime fiction and film noir
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noun(noir)butter heated until brown or black and often flavored with vinegar or lemon juice
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noun(noir)coffee without milk or cream; also : demitasse
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noun(noir)a type of crime film featuring cynical malevolent characters in a sleazy setting and an ominous atmosphere that is conveyed by shadowy photography and foreboding background music; also : a film of this type
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noun(noir)a dry red wine produced from the same grape as French burgundy