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Brontë
Bron·të
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ˈbrɒn
ti
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bron
-tee
]
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noun
1.
Anne
(
"Acton Bell"
)
1820–49,
English novelist.
2.
her sister,
Charlotte
(
"Currer Bell"
)
1816–55,
English novelist.
3.
her sister,
Emily Jane
(
"Ellis Bell"
)
1818–48,
English novelist.
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Brontë
(ˈbrɒntɪ)
—
n
1.
Anne
, pen name
Acton Bell
. 1820--49, English novelist; author of
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
(1847)
2.
her sister,
Charlotte
, pen name
Currer Bell
. 1816--55, English novelist, author of
Jane Eyre
(1847),
Villette
(1853), and
The Professor
(1857)
3.
her sister,
Emily
(
Jane
), pen name
Ellis Bell
. 1818--48, English novelist and poet; author of
Wuthering Heights
(1847)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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