LETTRES

Meaning of LETTRES in English

belles lettres

lettres de cachet

homme de lettres

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

BELLES-LETTRES — [F] npl belles-lettres; also: fiction
Interlingua English vocab
BELLES LETTRES — bellet(r ə ), -le.tr(ə) noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: French belles-lettres, literally, beautiful letters : literature that is …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BELLES-LETTRES — belles-lettres BrE AmE ˌbel ˈletr‿ ə —French [ bɛl lɛtχ ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BELLES-LETTRES — франц.; сущ.; мн. художественная литература, беллетристика художественная литература; беллетристика (стилистика) стиль художественной речи belles-lettres pl фр. художественная литература, беллетристика
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BELLES-LETTRES — n pl 1> художественная литература; беллетристика 2> стил. стиль художественной речи ( тж. belles-lettres style)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BELLES-LETTRES — belles-lettres из франц.; сущ.; мн. ч.художественная литература, беллетристика
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BELLES-LETTRES — n pl 1> художественная литература; беллетристика 2> стил. стиль художественной речи ( тж. belles-lettres style)
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BELLETRIST — also belle-lettrist noun Etymology: belles lettres Date: 1816 a writer of belles lettres, ~ic also belle-lettristic adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BELLETRIST — noun also belle-let·trist -le.trə̇st ( -s ) Etymology: belles lettres + -ist : a writer of or a person devoted …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BELLETRISM — noun or belles-let·trism belˈle.ˌtrizəm ( -s ) Etymology: belles lettres + -ism : an interest in belles lettres to the …
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BEAUTIFUL LETTERS — noun plural Etymology: translation of French belles-lettres : belles lettres
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LITERATURE — /lit"euhr euh cheuhr, -choor', li"treuh-/ , n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BELLETRIST — also belle-let·trist bel-ˈle-trist Etymology: belles lettres Date: 1816 : a writer of belles lettres • bel·le·tris·tic also belle-let·tris·tic ˌbe-lə-ˈtris-tik adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BELLETRIST — [bel.le.trist] n [belles lettres] (1816): a writer of belles lettres -- bel.le.tris.tic adj
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INTENDANT — administrative official under the ancien rgime in France who served as an agent of the king in each of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CACHET, LETTRE DE — (French: letter of the sign [or signet]), a letter signed by the king and countersigned by a secretary of state …
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ADAB — Islamic concept that became a literary genre distinguished by its broad humanitarian concerns; it developed during the brilliant height of …
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VOLTAIRE
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SMITH, ADAM — baptized June 5, 1723, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scot. died July 17, 1790, Edinburgh Scottish social philosopher and political economist. After two …
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ROUSSEAU, JEAN-JACQUES
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PASCAL, BLAISE — born June 19, 1623, Clermont-Ferrand, Fr. died Aug. 19, 1662, Paris Pascal, red crayon drawing by Jean Domat, c. 1649. …
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MERIMEE, PROSPER — born Sept. 28, 1803, Paris died Sept. 23, 1870, Cannes, Fr. French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and master of the short …
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MAZARIN, JULES, CARDINAL — born July 14, 1602, Pescina, Abruzzi, Kingdom of Naples [now in Italy] died March 9, 1661, Vincennes, Fr. original Italian …
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LULLY, JEAN-BAPTISTE — born Nov. 28, 1632, Florence died March 22, 1687, Paris, France Italian Giovanni Battista Lulli Italian-born French court and operatic …
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JERUSALEM, ASSIZES OF — French Assises De Jrusalem, a law code based on a series of customs and practices that developed in the Latin …
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GRANDE ENCYCLOPDIE, LA — (French: "The Great Encyclopaedia"), French general encyclopaedia, lavishly illustrated in 21 volumes and published in Paris (1971-78). The work has …
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FRENCH LITERATURE: THE 18TH CENTURY — The 18th century: from Louis XIV to the Revolution The Enlightenment The death of Louis XIV on September 1, 1715, …
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CREVECOEUR, MICHEL-GUILLAUME-SAINT-JEAN DE — born Jan. 31, 1735, Caen, France died Nov. 12, 1813, Sarcelles also called Hector Saint John de Crvecoeur, or (especially …
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CHARRIRE, ISABELLE-AGNS-LIZABETH DE — born Oct. 20, 1740, Zuilen, near Utrecht, Neth. died Dec. 27, 1805, Colombier, Switz. original name Isabella Agneta Elisabeth van …
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BELGIAN LITERATURE
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ARGENS, JEAN-BAPTISTE DE BOYER, MARQUIS D' — (marquess of) born June 27, 1703, Aix-en-Provence, Fr. died Jan. 12, 1771, Toulon French writer who helped disseminate the skeptical …
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LITERATURE — Synonyms and related words : French literature, Renaissance literature, ancient literature, article, autograph, belles lettres, belles-lettres, bibliography, body of knowledge, …
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