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Rostand

American  
[raws-tahn] / rɔsˈtɑ̃ /

noun

  1. Edmond 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.


Rostand British  
/ rɔstɑ̃ /

noun

  1. Edmond (ɛdmɔ̃). 1868–1918, French playwright and poet in the romantic tradition; best known for his verse drama Cyrano de Bergerac (1897)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Rostand has rarely sounded so with it in English.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2024

A star of the commercial theater sector in France, he has built his reputation on accessible, fast-paced comedy dramas like “Edmond,” a “Shakespeare in Love”-style spin on the life of the French playwright Edmond Rostand.

From New York Times Jan. 30, 2024

“The Fantasticks,” based on an obscure play by Edmond Rostand, doesn’t necessarily have the makings of a hit.

From Seattle Times Aug. 12, 2023

This “Cyrano” centers the freedom that new forms of drama betoken, and all the ways that the writing of the past can feed them — from Rostand to Emily Dickinson.

From Washington Post Apr. 14, 2022

In the words of Jean Rostand, “The obligation to endure gives us the right to know.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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