Céline

American

[say-leen] / seɪˈlin /

noun

Louis-Ferdinand Louis F. Destouches, 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.

Céline British

/ seɪˈliːn /

noun

Louis-Ferdinand (lwifɛrdinɑ̃), real name Louis-Ferdinand Destouches. 1894–1961, French novelist and physician; became famous with his controversial first novel Journey to the End of the Night (1932)

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Céline Dion's first concert in years delighted fans, with the Canadian singer crying as she made an emotional comeback to the stage.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

His reading was precociously broad: Marx and Engels, Baudelaire and Céline, all in their original languages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Céline Dion is officially coming back to the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026

In the first semi-final on 13 May, Céline Dion, who won the contest for Switzerland in 1988, delivered a pre-recorded message celebrating the "beautiful" return of the contest to Basel.

From BBC ● May 15, 2025

On recognising him, the fang of the snake Jealousy was instantly broken; because at the same moment my love for Céline sank under an extinguisher.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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