Apollinaire

[uh-pol-uh-nair; French a-paw-lee-ner]

noun

Guil·laume [gee-yohm] /giˈyoʊm/, Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzky, 1880–1918, French poet and art critic, born in Italy.

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The next morning, Apollinaire went to an editor at the Paris-Journal named André Salmon.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?
Nick Mafi
October 23, 2014
Apollinaire accused his best friend of bringing the stolen statues to the newspaper.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?
Nick Mafi
October 23, 2014
Apollinaire urged Picasso and Fernande, then in the south of France, to return to Paris as soon as possible.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?
Nick Mafi
October 23, 2014
Apollinaire and Picasso faced each other across the courtroom as if they had no idea who the other was.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?
Nick Mafi
October 23, 2014
The very day Apollinaire asked Pieret to leave his home, the Mona Lisa was stolen.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?
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October 23, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for apollinaire

Apollinaire

noun

Guillaume (ɡijom), real name Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki. 1880–1918, French poet, novelist, and dramatist, regarded as a precursor of surrealism; author of Alcoöls (1913) and Calligrammes (1918)

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