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JEAN GIRAUDOUX

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Overview

JEAN GIRAUDOUX (noun)
  The noun JEAN GIRAUDOUX has 1 sense:

1. French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944)play

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


English dictionary: Word details


JEAN GIRAUDOUX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Giraudoux; Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux; Jean Giraudoux

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

novelist (one who writes novels)


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