CYRANO DE BERGERAC

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose); was immortalized in 1897 in a play by Edmond Rostand (1619-1655)

Synonyms:

Cyrano de Bergerac; Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)

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