Moreau
Americannoun
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Gustave 1826–98, French painter.
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Jeanne 1928–2017, French film actress.
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Jean Victor 1763–1813, French general.
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a river in northwest South Dakota, flowing east to the Missouri River. 290 miles (470 km) long.
noun
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Gustave (ɡystav) 1826–98, French symbolist painter
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Jean Victor (ʒɑ̃ viktɔr). 1763–1813, French general in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
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Jeanne (ʒan). born 1928, French stage and film actress. Her films include Jules et Jim (1961), Diary of a Chambermaid (1964), and The Proprietor (1996)
Example Sentences
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A bonus was that each starred a pillar of 20th-century French cinema: Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura or Jeanne Moreau.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
“Salome Dancing before Herod,” the 1876 Gustave Moreau painting, is a deliciously ornate work that inspired the new candle by Rick Owens.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
Jacob Suissa, an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, led the study in collaboration with Boyce Thompson Institute's fern expert, Fay-Wei Li, and Cornell University's ant expert, Corrie Moreau.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2024
"The Daughter of Doctor Moreau" made it to the final ballot, which ultimately disqualified Kuang for taking place in China.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2024
“And Moreau must’ve given her the same choice he gave me—Bureau or magician. And she dragged my brother down with her.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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