Comédie Française
the French national theater, founded in Paris in 1680, famous for its repertoire of classical French drama.
- Also called La Maison de Molière, Théâtre-Français.
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How to use Comédie Française in a sentence
We have men of every trade here, and, among the rest, we have actors enough to stock the Comédie Française.
Even the inveterate critics praised her, despite their creed that, outside the Comédie Française, one should not seek perfection.
The Argosy | VariousTwo or three more years of study will land this gifted boy on the boards of the Comédie Française.
Those words mean to her an assured career, a brilliant future, the doors of the Comédie Française flung wide open to receive her.
Every August now a temporary stage is erected in the ancient theater, and the Comédie Française gives performances there.
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British Dictionary definitions for Comédie Française
/ French (kɔmedi frɑ̃sɛz) /
the French national theatre, founded in Paris in 1680
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