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Corneille

American  
[kawr-nay, kawr-ne-yuh] / kɔrˈneɪ, kɔrˈnɛ jə /

noun

  1. Pierre 1606–84, French dramatist and poet.


Corneille British  
/ kɔrnɛj /

noun

  1. Pierre (pjɛr). 1606–84, French tragic dramatist often regarded as the founder of French classical drama. His plays include Médée (1635), Le Cid (1636), Horace (1640), and Polyeucte (1642)

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The rally had earlier been addressed by Corneille Nangaa, the head of an alliance of rebel groups that includes the M23.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025

The voice was created in collaboration with sound designers Corneille Houssou, Nicolas Becker and Cyril Holtz and the Haitian poet Makenzy Orcel, who recorded the text co-written with Diop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2024

“They’ve never been told that Corneille is impossible to understand.”

From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2022

Corneille Nangaa, the head of Ceni, said: “We ask the nation to remain patient for the time it will take to consolidate all our data.”

From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2019

The conflict between English and French models, between Shakespeare and Corneille, between romantic license and classical proprieties had begun, a conflict to be continued in criticism as well as practice for over a century.

From Tragedy by Ashley H. Thorndike

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