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SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

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Overview

SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR (noun)
  The noun SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR has 1 sense:

1. French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986)play

  Familiarity information: SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Beauvoir; Simone de Beauvoir

Instance hypernyms:

existential philosopher; existentialist; existentialist philosopher (a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable)

feminist; libber; women's liberationist; women's rightist (a supporter of feminism)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))


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