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JEAN RACINE
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• JEAN RACINE (noun)
The noun JEAN RACINE has 1 sense:
1. French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699)
Familiarity information: JEAN RACINE used as a noun is very rare.
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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