du Pré

[ doo prey ]

/ du ˈpreɪ /

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noun

Jacque·line

[zhak-leen], /ʒækˈlin/, 1945–87, English cellist.

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Definition for du Pré (2 of 2)

Dupré

[ dy-prey ]

/ düˈpreɪ /

noun

Jules

[zhyl], /ʒül/, 1812–89, French painter.

Mar·cel

[mar-sel], /marˈsɛl/, 1886–1971, French organist and composer.

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In March 2008, she was the other woman in the Eliot Spitzer sex scandal immortalized by one tabloid headline as YOU, ME & DUPRE.
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Give him up to me, and at once let Dupre, my valet, have charge of him until my return.
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It was young Marc Dupre, and his devil-may-care face was alert and smiling.
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Marc Dupre's eyes were shining and the red in his cheeks flushing with pleasure.
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Only Marc Dupre, nearest Maren in every change and arrangement, had no such thoughts.
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In a plentiful forest and on an abundant stream Dupre was at no loss for food.
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British Dictionary definitions for du Pré (1 of 2)

Dupré

/ (French dypre) /

noun

Marcel (marsɛl). 1886–1971, French organist and composer, noted as an improviser

British Dictionary definitions for du Pré (2 of 2)

du Pré

/ (duː preɪ) /

noun

Jacqueline. 1945–87, English cellist. Multiple sclerosis ended her performing career (1973) after which she became a cello teacher

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