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charrette

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First heard it via the CMU Charrette Ada compiler, which implemented a subset of the language.

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Quick take

(US) A period of intense work, especially group work undertaken to meet a deadline.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(US) A period of intense work, especially group work undertaken to meet a deadline.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for charrette.

noun

(US) A period of intense work, especially group work undertaken to meet a deadline.

Example sentences

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First heard it via the CMU Charrette Ada compiler, which implemented a subset of the language.

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I only know the word because I attended a public charrette for proposed zoning changes in my city.

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The public charrette I attended for zoning changes was pretty fascinating.

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If you thought Yahoo’s weekend charrette between CEO Marissa Meyer and her design team was scary, try an extended process of more than a year of a non- designer CEO micro-managing the process.

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I took a User Experience course at uni and remembered that the sprint for our last week was dubbed Charrette!

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I gave it a natural language version of the same search as above, and it instantly told me the answer ("charrette") along with an accurate description.

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In french, "je suis charrette" can be slang for "I am overloaded (with work)", in the same way as "I am on charrette" that the article mentions.

Quote examples

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I gave it a natural language version of the same search as above, and it instantly told me the answer ("charrette") along with an accurate description.

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In french, "je suis charrette" can be slang for "I am overloaded (with work)", in the same way as "I am on charrette" that the article mentions.

Proper noun examples

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I took a User Experience course at uni and remembered that the sprint for our last week was dubbed Charrette!

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use charrette in a sentence?

First heard it via the CMU Charrette Ada compiler, which implemented a subset of the language.

What does charrette mean?

(US) A period of intense work, especially group work undertaken to meet a deadline.

What part of speech is charrette?

charrette is commonly used as noun.