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Marceau

American  
[mahr-soh, mar-soh] / mɑrˈsoʊ, marˈsoʊ /

noun

  1. Marcel 1923–2007, French actor and mime.


Marceau British  
/ marso /

noun

  1. Marcel (marsɛl). 1923–2007, French mime artist

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"If we don't do it, no one will do it for us," said Viany De Marceau from Cameroon, who runs REMAN, an NGO supporting African migrant workers.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

Professor Marceau led the legal effort that overturned Utah’s law in 2017.

From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2022

Villanueva missed his mark so badly that even his loud-mouthed campaign manager, Javier Gonzalez — who has long trolled Tchekmedyian on Twitter — has been as silent as Marcel Marceau.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2022

Marceau portrays Lisa, who heads to California for change after her grown-up children leave home and following the death of her mother, who was famous in France.

From Reuters ● Apr. 26, 2022

Jourdan, with the Army of the Sambre and Meuse, had defeated the Austrians at Fleurus in a battle decided by the bravery of Marceau, thus confirming the conquest.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane

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