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• Châteaubriand
  Châteaubriand

  noun

  François René Vicomte de, 1768–1848, French author and statesman.
• Chateaubriand
  Chateaubriand

  noun

  François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)

Châteaubriand

American  

[shah-toh-bree-ahn, sha-toh-bree-ahn] / ʃɑ toʊ briˈɑ̃, ʃæˌtoʊ briˈɑ̃ /

noun

1. François René Vicomte de, 1768–1848, French author and statesman.

2. (lowercase) a thick slice of tenderloin, broiled and served with potatoes and a sauce, often a béarnaise sauce.

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Chateaubriand British  

/ ʃɑtobrijɑ̃ /

noun

1. François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)

2. a thick steak cut from the fillet of beef

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Etymology

Origin of Châteaubriand

First recorded in 1875–80 Châteaubriand for def. 2

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Example Sentences

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Châteaubriand Chateaubriand

Yet the publication of the Edict of Châteaubriand was the signal for the renewal of the severity of the persecution.

From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 by Henry Martyn Baird

Châteaubriand visited her regularly at three o'clock; they passed an hour alone, when other persons favored by him were admitted.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 by Various

Châteaubriand asserts that Madame Récamier felt this slight severely, but Madame Lenormant makes no allusion to the circumstance.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 by Various

Châteaubriand sent letters after her full of protestations and upbraidings; but after a while he wrote less frequently, and for a year they ceased to correspond.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 by Various

Prince Augustus captivated her for a time, but her conduct toward him, in contrast with that toward Châteaubriand, proves that her heart had not then been touched.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 by Various

"Said to be created by Montmireil, personal chef to Viscomte Chateaubriand, the Great Writer and Statesman of the Napoleonic Era," the menu boasted.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2022

And they were devoted to the restaurant scene, frequenting the lavish Forum of the Twelve Caesars, a French seafood bistro called L’Armorique and the more elaborate Chateaubriand, now just memories.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2022

I find myself pondering more deeply the observation attributed to François-René de Chateaubriand: “Forests precede civilizations, and deserts follow.”

From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2018

Trois Mec is the closest thing in the United States to the ecstatic improvisational cooking at Parisian bistronomy shrines such as Frenchie and Le Chateaubriand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2017

He’d presented it to her downstairs, in the dining room, after a Chateaubriand that had been carved for them at the table.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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