théodore f. de banville

noun

Thé·o·dore Faul·lain de

[tey-aw-dawr foh-lan duh] , 1823–91, French poet and dramatist.

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Banville (French bɑ̃vil)

—n
	Théodore de (teɔdɔr də). 1823--91, French poet, who anticipated the Parnassian school in his perfection of form and command of rhythm

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