Beaumarchais

[ boh-mar-she ]

/ boʊ marˈʃɛ /

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noun

Pierre Au·gus·tin Ca·ron de

[pyeroh-gy-stanka-nrawduh], /pyɛr oʊ güˈstɛ̃ kaˈrɔ̃ də/, 1732–99, French dramatist.

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Words nearby Beaumarchais

Beauharnais, beau ideal, Beaujolais, Beaujolais Nouveau, Beaulieu, Beaumarchais, Beaumaris, beau monde, Beaumont, Beaune, Beauport

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How to use Beaumarchais in a sentence

Pierre-Augustin Caron he was christened, and it was in his soaring years that he added "de Beaumarchais."
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2)|Benjamin Ellis Martin
But Beaumarchais was not the only author who owed his notoriety to his legal proceedings.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845|Various
The latter favored (in appearance at least) M. Beaumarchais' claim.
The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II)|Moncure Daniel Conway
It was the ruin of Beaumarchais that he deceived Deane about that million.
The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II)|Moncure Daniel Conway

Rossini is Beaumarchais in music; Beaumarchais is not Mozart in literature.
The Life of Rossini|Henry Sutherland Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for Beaumarchais

Beaumarchais

/ (French bomarʃɛ) /

noun

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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