Cyrano de Bergerac

American

[sir-uh-noh duh bur-juh-rak, -zhuh-, bair-, see-ra-naw duh ber-zhuh-rak] / ˈsɪr əˌnoʊ də ˈbɜr dʒəˌræk, -ʒə-, ˈbɛər-, si ra nɔ də bɛr ʒəˈrak /

noun

Bergerac, Savinien Cyrano de.
(italics) a play in verse (1897) by Edmond Rostand.

Cyrano de Bergerac British

/ sirano də bɛrʒərak /

noun

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

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Cyrano de Bergerac

Others let their bots script their text messages and even mediate their dating lives as a digital Cyrano de Bergerac.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

The Oscar- and Bafta-nominated actor is known for films including Jean de Florette, Green Card and Cyrano de Bergerac.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023

Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand in a new version by Martin Crimp.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2022

Cyrano's nose has been integral to popular images of the character ever since Edmond Rostand's swashbuckling 1897 verse drama "Cyrano de Bergerac."

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2022

My favorite would-be astronaut was Cyrano de Bergerac, a Frenchman who lived over three hundred years ago.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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