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GONCOURT

• GONCOURT (noun)
The noun GONCOURT has 2 senses:

1. French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870)
2. French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896)

Familiarity information: GONCOURT used as a noun is rare.

• GONCOURT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Goncourt; Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt; Jules de Goncourt

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 2

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Meaning:

French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Edmond de Goncourt; Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt; Goncourt

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

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