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Burney

American  
[bur-nee] / ˈbɜr ni /

noun

  1. Charles, 1726–1814, English organist, composer, and music historian.

  2. his daughter Frances or Fanny Madame D'Arblay, 1752–1840, English novelist and diarist.


Burney British  
/ ˈbɜːnɪ /

noun

  1. Charles . 1726–1814, English composer and music historian, whose books include A General History of Music (1776–89)

  2. his daughter, Frances . known as Fanny ; married name Madame D'Arblay . 1752–1840, English novelist and diarist: author of Evelina (1778). Her Diaries and Letters (1768–1840) are of historical interest

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