Brontë

[ bron-tee ]

/ ˈbrɒn ti /

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noun

Anne "Acton Bell", 1820–49, English novelist.

her sister, Charlotte "Currer Bell", 1816–55, English novelist.

her sister, Emily Jane "Ellis Bell", 1818–48, English novelist.

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How to use Brontë in a sentence

We can all thank Charlotte Bronte for that, and for the ultimate picture of a marriage beyond any hope of redemption.
Six Fictional Marriages that Have Gone Very, Very Wrong|Jean Hanff Korelitz|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She is also sustained and inspired by the writings of Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth Browning, and George Eliot.
Emily Dickinson's Racy Side|Donna Seaman|March 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
By the way, Cuffe, that would be a pretty figure for a despatch, and would make Bronte smile--ha!
The Wing-and-Wing|J. Fenimore Cooper
And he actually pledged Bronte for L6600 if there should be any difficulty about paying the bills.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson|Robert Southey

Noa—but they coom along o't' monument, an' Miss Bronte—Mrs. Nicholls, as should be, poor thing—rayder.'
The History of David Grieve|Mrs. Humphry Ward
But she's terr'ble famous, is Miss Bronte, now—an her sisters too, pore young women.
The History of David Grieve|Mrs. Humphry Ward
All this Charlotte Bronte's townswoman told simply and garrulously, but she told it well because she had felt and seen.
The History of David Grieve|Mrs. Humphry Ward

British Dictionary definitions for Brontë

Brontë

/ (ˈbrɒntɪ) /

noun

Anne, pen name Acton Bell . 1820–49, English novelist; author of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1847)

her sister, Charlotte, pen name Currer Bell . 1816–55, English novelist, author of Jane Eyre (1847), Villette (1853), and The Professor (1857)

her sister, Emily (Jane), pen name Ellis Bell . 1818–48, English novelist and poet; author of Wuthering Heights (1847)

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