Erckmann-Chatrian

[ erk-man-sha-tree-ahn ]

/ ɛrk man ʃa triˈɑ̃ /

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noun

joint pen name of É·mile Erckmann

[ey-meel], /eɪˈmil/, 1822–99, and A·le·xan·dre Chatrian

[a-lek-sahn-druh], /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/, 1826–90, collaborating French novelists and dramatists.

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