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GONCOURT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896)
Synonyms:
Edmond de Goncourt; Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt; Goncourt
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Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 2
Meaning:
French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870)
Synonyms:
Goncourt; Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt; Jules de Goncourt
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Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))