HyperDic: jean_racine

English > 1 sense of the expression Jean Racine:
NOUNperson Jean Racine, Racine, Jean Baptiste RacineFrench advocate of Jansenism
English > Jean Racine: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningFrench advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699).
SynonymsRacine, Jean Baptiste Racine
Instance ofdramatist, playwrightsomeone who writes plays
poetA writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
SpanishJean Baptiste Racine, Jean Racine, Racine
CatalanJean Racine, Racine

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