Corneille

American  

[kawr-nay, kawr-ne-y^uh] / kɔrˈneɪ, kɔrˈnɛ jə /

noun

1. Pierre 1606–84, French dramatist and poet.

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Corneille British  

/ kɔrnɛj /

noun

1. Pierre (pjɛr). 1606–84, French tragic dramatist often regarded as the founder of French classical drama. His plays include Médée (1635), Le Cid (1636), Horace (1640), and Polyeucte (1642)

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Corneille

The rally had earlier been addressed by Corneille Nangaa, the head of an alliance of rebel groups that includes the M23.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025

The voice was created in collaboration with sound designers Corneille Houssou, Nicolas Becker and Cyril Holtz and the Haitian poet Makenzy Orcel, who recorded the text co-written with Diop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2024

Just behind the theater, as you approach the fabulous Jardin du Luxembourg, you’ll find 7 Rue Corneille.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2022

The Rev. Corneille Fortuna, who helps run the complex, said he narrowly survived when his residence on the property caved in.

From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2021

The artist will speak of the pictorial genius of Raphael, but not of Haydon; of the dramatic genius of Corneille, but not of Voltaire.

From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry) Myers

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