Corneille

American  

[kawr-ney, kawr-ne-y^uh] / kɔrˈneɪ, kɔrˈnɛ yə /

noun

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

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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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Example Sentences

Corneille Nangaa, a former head of DR Congo's electoral commission, now leads the Congo River Alliance, which includes the M23 rebel group.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 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

Born in 1760, a French-assimilated Italian who straddled music’s Classical and Romantic eras, Cherubini premiered his “Médée” in 1797 from a French libretto inspired by both the Euripides and Corneille tragedies.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022

Just behind the theater, as you approach the fabulous Jardin du Luxembourg, you’ll find 7 Rue Corneille.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022

Garnier is the first tragedian who deserves a place not too far below Rotrou, Corneille, Racine, Voltaire and Hugo, and who may be placed in the same class with them.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various