Prix de Rome

Definitions of Prix de Rome
  1. noun
    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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    accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
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