Tourneur

[ tur-ner ]

/ ˈtɜr nər /

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noun

Cyril, 1575?–1626, English dramatist.

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Words nearby Tourneur

tour jeté, tourmaline, Tournai, tournament, tournedos, Tourneur, tourney, tourniquet, tournois, tour of duty, tour operator

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How to use Tourneur in a sentence

It is very probable that Tourneur was concerned in other dramatic productions, which are either anonymous, or have been lost.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15)|Various
Tourneur has urged this doctrine at greater length in the second act of his "Atheist's Tragedy," 1612.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15)|Various
Just as the work was published, Sparrman reappeared, to the great astonishment of Le Tourneur.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne
No greater contrast is possible than that between our last two names—Day and Tourneur.
A History of English Literature|George Saintsbury

The Atheist's Tragedy of Tourneur (a dramatist who need not otherwise detain us) gives some measure of its intelligence and depth.
English Literature: Modern|G. H. Mair

British Dictionary definitions for Tourneur

Tourneur

/ (ˈtɜːnə) /

noun

Cyril. ?1575–1626, English dramatist; author of The Atheist's Tragedy (1611) and, reputedly, of The Revenger's Tragedy (1607)

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