Lebrun

[luh-brœn]

noun

1. Albert 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.

2. Also Le Brun. Charles 1619–90, French painter.

3. Mme. Vigée-. Vigée-Lebrun, Marie Anne Elisabeth.

Lebrun

/ ləbrœ̃ /

noun

1. Albert (albɛr). 1871–1950, French statesman; president (1932–40)

2. Also: Le Brun. Charles (ʃarl). 1619–90, French historical painter. He was court painter to Louis XIV and executed much of the decoration of the palace of Versailles

Example Sentences

Yet Lebrun also plays the onscreen version of Pierre-Joseph’s mother.

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Mister Cee, born Calvin Lebrun, learned to spin records from his uncle and next-door neighbor, who belonged to a DJ crew called DJ Knight and the Knights of Hollywood, he said in a November interview with Rock the Bells.

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Later, Lebrun gained prominence as the official DJ for Big Daddy Kane — whom he met in high school — and the host of Hot 97’s “Throwback at Noon,” where he played old-school hip-hop classics.

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At Hot 97, LeBrun “was the glue between the old and the new,” Chris Green, head of national radio promotions for Capitol Music Group, told the New York Times in 2014.

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LeBrun also is notably credited with helping to launch the career of revered rapper The Notorious B.I.G., also known as Biggie Smalls or, simply, Biggie.

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