Lemaître

[luh-me-truh]

noun

Fran·cois É·lie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/, 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
Abbé Georges É·douard [French zhawrzh ey-dwar] /French ʒɔrʒ eɪˈdwar/, 1894–1966, Belgian astrophysicist and priest: formulated big-bang theory.

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Contemporary Examples of lemaitre

While the ONDCP will continue its other studies, Lemaitre admits that something will be missing without this one.
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April 8, 2014

Historical Examples of lemaitre

Capitaine Lemaitre was not among the killed or wounded, but he was among the missing.
Madame Delphine
George W. Cable
However, I am wrong to apply this term to Lemaitre, who was in the truest sense an author.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875
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The next night Lemaitre resumed his dramatic career as a wild beast.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875
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It is no exaggeration to say that Lemaitre created this part, though this verb is used in our day in very slipshod fashion.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875
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Robert Macaire was the creation of Lemaitre, and not of the authors of the play.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875
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British Dictionary definitions for lemaitre

Lemaître

noun

Abbé Georges (Édouard) (ʒɔrʒ). 1894–1966, Belgian astronomer and priest, who first proposed the big-bang theory of the universe (1927)

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