Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Boieldieu

American  
[bwa-el-dyœ] / bwa ɛlˈdjœ /

noun

  1. François Adrien 1775–1834, French composer.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The previous record for a Pissarro painting was set in 2009, when Le Pont Boieldieu Et La Gare D'Orleans Rouen, Soleil sold for £4.3 million.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2014

In 1803 Boieldieu received an appointment in St. Petersburg and lived there six years, but he returned to Paris later, and in 1817 became Méhul's successor as teacher of composition at the Conservatory.

From A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present by W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock) Mathews

Boieldieu was born in 1775, in Rouen; died 1834.

From Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University by W. J. (Winton James) Baltzell

Boieldieu had to fall back on his talent as a pianoforte-player for a livelihood.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

In 1802 Boieldieu, to escape the domestic troubles caused by his marriage with Clotilde Aug.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training