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JEAN BAPTISTE RACINE

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JEAN BAPTISTE RACINE (noun)
  The noun JEAN BAPTISTE RACINE has 1 sense:

1. French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699)play

  Familiarity information: JEAN BAPTISTE RACINE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


JEAN BAPTISTE RACINE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jean Baptiste Racine; Jean Racine; Racine

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))


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