Estienne

American  

[es-tyen] / ɛsˈtyɛn /

noun

1. Also a family of French printers, book dealers, and scholars, including especially Henri died 1520; his son, Robert 1503?–59; Henri (son of Robert), 1531?–98.

2. a French printing firm founded by this family.

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Estienne British  

/ etjɛn /

noun

1. a family of French printers, scholars, and dealers in books, including Henri (ɑ̃ri), ?1460–1520, who founded the printing business in Paris, his son Robert (rɔbɛr), 1503–59, and his grandson Henri , 1528–98

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Example Sentences

In 2019 he premiered a new play, “Why?,” about experimental Russian director Vsevolod Meyerhold, which Mr. Brook wrote and staged with Estienne.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022

In September 2019, “Why?,” a play written and staged by Mr. Brook and his longtime collaborator, Marie-Hélène Estienne, opened in Brooklyn after a debut in Paris, with a tour planned for China, Italy and Spain.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2022

“The Mahabharata,’' Brook’s epic production created with co-director Marie-Hélène Estienne and dramatist Jean-Claude Carrière, theatricalized for Western audiences the vast Hindu epic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2022

And yet, as applied to “Why?” — the new work written and staged by Mr. Brook and his longtime collaborator, Marie-Hélène Estienne — the word “distiller” seems apt.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2019

Among the handsomest works published by Master Robert Estienne were a Bible and a New Testament, both translated into French.

From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Sue, Eug?ne