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Comédie Française

[ kaw-mey-dee frahn-sez ]
/ kɔ meɪ di frɑ̃ˈsɛz /

noun

the French national theater, founded in Paris in 1680, famous for its repertoire of classical French drama.

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Also called La Maison de Molière, Théâtre-Français.

Words nearby Comédie Française

come by, come clean, COMECON, comedian, comedic, Comédie Française, comedienne, comedist, comedo, comedocarcinoma, comedogenic
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Example sentences from the Web for Comédie Française

  • At that time Oreste was being played at the Comedie-Francaise; its success did not answer the author's expectations.

    A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times|Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot

  • If he went to the Comedie-Francaise, he was dragged thither by his master.

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  • Mademoiselle Rachel receives, they say, sixty thousand francs annually from the Comedie-Francaise.

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British Dictionary definitions for Comédie Française

Comédie Française
/ French (kɔmedi frɑ̃sɛz) /

noun

the French national theatre, founded in Paris in 1680
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