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Denis

1

[den-is]

noun

  1. a male given name.



Denîs

2

[den-is, duh-nee]

noun

  1. Saint, died a.d. c280, 1st bishop of Paris: patron saint of France.

Denis

/ ˈdɛnɪs, dəni /

noun

  1. Maurice (mɔris). 1870–1943, French painter and writer on art. One of the leading Nabis, he defined a picture as "essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order"

  2. 3rd century ad , first bishop of Paris; patron saint of France. Feast day: Oct 9

“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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Denis: Rangers, what a load of rubbish.

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The film, an adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella of the same name, is streaming on Netflix.

Denis Johnson’s “Train Dreams” is one of those works of literature that is dismissed as unfilmable, until someone films it.

Reitman’s coalition — including Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, Damien Chazelle, Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Ryan Coogler, James Gunn, Denis Villeneuve, Karyn Kusama, Lulu Wang, Chloé Zhao and many others — bought the Village in an effort to preserve it as a hub for communal moviegoing at a time of deep uncertainty for theaters.

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Denis Law with arms raised in trademark fashion.

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