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Genevieve

[ jen-uh-veev ]

noun

  1. Saint, a.d. 422–512, French nun: patron saint of Paris.
  2. a female given name.


Geneviève

/ ˈdʒɛnɪˌviːv; ʒənvjɛv /

noun

  1. Geneviève, Saint?422?512FFrenchRELIGION: nunRELIGION: saint Saint. ?422–?512 ad , French nun; patron saint of Paris. Feast day: Jan 3


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Geneviève, he said, was sleeping under the influence of drugs.

We would take up our relations exactly as they were before Geneviève fell ill.

The maid had orders to summon him the instant Geneviève opened her eyes.

I do not think he and Geneviève ever spoke of the matter together, but Boris knew.

Boris would know; Geneviève—the only comfort was that she would never know.

At its close he removed to Ste. Geneviève, Missouri, where he began active practice.

At four o'clock the height Ste. Geneviève, well-nigh abandoned, was invaded by all its slopes and its few defenders dispersed.

Six years before he had married Geneviève, the daughter of his teacher, the composer Halévy.

He began an oratorio with the suggestive name of "Sainte Geneviève," which his death interrupted.

It is in vain to call it anew Saint-Geneviève,—the revolutionary name of Pantheon will stick to it.

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