Boileau-Despréaux
[ bwa-loh-de-prey-oh ]
/ bwaˈloʊ dɛ preɪˈoʊ /
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noun
Ni·co·las [nee-kaw-lah], /ni kɔˈlɑ/, 1636–1711, French critic and poet.
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