Aleixandre
[ ah-ley-ksahn-dre ]
/ ˌɑ leɪˈksɑn drɛ /
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noun
Vi·cen·te [bee-then-te], /biˈθɛn tɛ/, 1898–1984, Spanish poet: Nobel Prize 1977.
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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Aleixandre
/ (Spanish ɑleˈsɑndre) /
noun
Vicente (Viˈθɛnte). 1898–1984, Spanish poet, whose collections include La destrucción o el amor (1935; Destruction or Love): Nobel prize for literature 1977
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