Freneau

[ fri-noh ]

/ frɪˈnoʊ /

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noun

Philip, 1752–1832, U.S. poet and editor.

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How to use Freneau in a sentence

New York, in this time that the poet Freneau lay a prisoner, was not as it had been in his college days.
Literary New York|Charles Hemstreet
It was in one of these very bookstores that Freneau met Lindley Murray in the year after the peace was declared.
Literary New York|Charles Hemstreet
The paper continued under Freneau until 1793, when he returned to New York for a time.
Literary New York|Charles Hemstreet
The poetic muse hovered closest about Philip Freneau in the days of stirring scenes and momentous events.
Literary New York|Charles Hemstreet

Freneau was a rare character, and his pasquinades on Rivington, a tory editor, are rich specimens.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Freneau

Freneau

/ (ˈfrɛnəʊ) /

noun

Philip . 1752–1832, US poet, journalist, and patriot; editor of the National Gazette (1791–93)

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