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Perrault

[ puh-roh, pe-; French pe-roh ]
/ pəˈroʊ, pɛ-; French pɛˈroʊ /

noun

Charles [chahrlz; French sharl], /tʃɑrlz; French ʃarl/, 1628–1703, French poet, critic, and author of fairy tales.
his brother, Claude [klawd; French klohd], /klɔd; French kloʊd/, 1613–88, French architect, scientist, and physician.

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Perrault
/ (French pɛro) /

noun

Charles (ʃarl). 1628–1703, French author, noted for his Contes de ma mère l'oye (1697), which contains the fairy tales Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and The Sleeping Beauty
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