Casaubon

[ kuh-saw-buhn; French ka-zoh-bawn ]

/ kəˈsɔ bən; French ka zoʊˈbɔ̃ /

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noun

I·saac

[ahy-zuhk; French ee-zak], /ˈaɪ zək; French iˈzak/, 1559–1614, French classical scholar.

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How to use Casaubon in a sentence

Maybe this is hope for authors: you can start out a Casaubon, but you have to become a Sebald.
What Should Be Your Favorite Books?|Benjamin Lytal|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Isaac Casaubon, a celebrated Swiss critic and theologian, died at London.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The fourth and fifth editions, which do not essentially differ, were published in 1587 and 1620, by Isaac Casaubon.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
The Grecians, says Casaubon, had formerly done the same, in the persons of their petulant Satyrs.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden

And here it will be proper to give the definition of the Greek satyric poem from Casaubon, before I leave this subject.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden
But more particularly they were joined to the Atellane fables, says Casaubon; which were plays invented by the Osci.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden

British Dictionary definitions for Casaubon

Casaubon

/ (kəˈsɔːbən, French kazobɔ̃) /

noun

Isaac (izaak). 1559–1614, French Protestant theologian and classical scholar

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