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MAUPASSANT
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• MAUPASSANT (noun)
The noun MAUPASSANT has 1 sense:
1. French writer noted especially for his short stories (1850-1893)
Familiarity information: MAUPASSANT used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French writer noted especially for his short stories (1850-1893)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Guy de Maupassant; Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant; Maupassant
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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