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Comédie Française

[kaw-mey-dee frahn-sez]
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noun
  1. 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.
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Historical Examples

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

    Sarrasine

    Honore de Balzac

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

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

    What is Property?

    P. J. Proudhon

British Dictionary definitions for comedie francaise

Comédie Française

noun
  1. the French national theatre, founded in Paris in 1680
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