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Cyrano de Bergerac

[sir-uh-noh duh bur-juh-rak, -zhuh-, bair-, see-ra-naw duh ber-zhuh-rak]

noun

  1. Bergerac, Savinien Cyrano de.

  2. (italics),  a play in verse (1897) by Edmond Rostand.



Cyrano de Bergerac

/ sirano də bɛrʒərak /

noun

  1. Savinien (savinjɛ̃). 1619–55, French writer and soldier, famous as a duellist and for his large nose. He became widely known through the verse drama Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) by Edmond Rostand

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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