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TALLEYRAND

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Overview

TALLEYRAND (noun)
  The noun TALLEYRAND has 1 sense:

1. French statesman (1754-1838)play

  Familiarity information: TALLEYRAND used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


TALLEYRAND (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

French statesman (1754-1838)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand; Talleyrand

Instance hypernyms:

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)


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