Beaumarchais

[ boh-mar-she ]

noun
  1. Pierre Au·gus·tin Ca·ron de [pyeroh-gy-stanka-rawnduh], /pyɛr oʊ güˈstɛ̃ kaˈrɔ̃ də/, 1732–99, French dramatist.

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Beaumarchais

/ (French bomarʃɛ) /


noun
  1. Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)

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