Taine

[ teyn; French ten ]

/ teɪn; French tɛn /

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noun

Hip·po·lyte A·dolphe

[ee-paw-leeta-dawlf], /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/, 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.

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Words nearby Taine

tailwind, Taimyr Peninsula, tain, Tainan, Taínaron, Taine, Taíno, taint, tainted, taintless, taipan

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How to use Taine in a sentence

He was planning again a book on Byron, and asks for Taine's critique of him 217 in his Littrature anglaise.
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King
M. Taine, however, is not subject to the weakness of enthusiasm.
My Recollections of Lord Byron|Teresa Guiccioli
Say what he likes, nature can not act in the manner indicated by M. Taine.
My Recollections of Lord Byron|Teresa Guiccioli
It is difficult to re-people one of these splendid rooms and consider a period when, as M. Taine says, "life was wholly operatic."
The Old Furniture Book|N. Hudson Moore

Taine narrates the instructive story of a little girl who wore a medal around her throat, of which she was told, Cest le bon Dieu.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross

British Dictionary definitions for Taine

Taine

/ (French tɛn) /

noun

Hippolyte Adolphe (ipɔlit adɔlf). 1828–93, French literary critic and historian. He applied determinist criteria to the study of literature, art, history, and psychology, regarding them as products of environment and race. His works include Histoire de la littérature anglaise (1863–64) and Les Origines de la France contemporaine (1875–93)

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