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Des Prés

[ duh-prey; French dey prey ]
/ də ˈpreɪ; French deɪ ˈpreɪ /
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noun
Jos·quin [zhuhs-kan; French zhaws-kan], /ˈʒʌs kæn; French ʒɔsˈkɛ̃/, c1445–1521, Flemish composer.
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How to use Des Prés in a sentence

  • Another has been found willing to prune away Saint-Germain-des-Pres, the feudal abbey with three bell towers.

    Notre-Dame de Paris|Victor Hugo

  • The collection known as Vies des Pres exhibits the same navet of pious feeling and imagination.

    A History of French Literature|Edward Dowden

  • All the inestimable additions of the monk of Saint-Germain-des-Pres were there.

    The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard|Anatole France

  • Agathe and her aunt went together to the midnight mass at Saint-Germain-des-Pres.

    The Two Brothers|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for Des Prés

des Prés

Desprez

/ (French de pre) /
noun
Josquin (ʒɔskɛ̃). ?1450–1521, Flemish Renaissance composer of masses, motets, and chansons
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