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CHATEAUBRIAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very thick center cut of beef tenderloin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("Chateaubriand" is a kind of...):
filet; fillet (a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef)
Sense 2
Meaning:
French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848)
Synonyms:
Chateaubriand; Francois Rene Chateaubriand; Vicomte de Chateaubriand
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
