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Bellay

American  
[be-ley] / bɛˈleɪ /

noun

  1. Joachim du c1525–60, French poet.


Bellay British  
/ bɛlɛ /

noun

  1. Joachim du (ʒɔaʃɛ̃ dy). 1522–60, French poet, a member of the Pléiade

"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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Among the many sets of bones they discovered are those believed to belong to the Renaissance poet Joachim du Bellay.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

It was known from records that du Bellay was buried in Notre-Dame, where he had served as a minor clerical official.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

Du Bellay is still taught in French schools, and a few of his poems are widely-known.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

Scientists say they are nearly certain a lead coffin found beneath the transept is that of Joachim du Bellay, who died in Paris in 1560 at the age of about 37.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

The Pope said he could think of nothing; and in his account of what had passed to Cifuentes he declared that he had told Du Bellay that he meant to proceed.

From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.

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