Yourcenar

[ yoor-suh-nahr ]

noun
  1. Marguerite Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour, [krey-uhn-koor], /ˌkreɪ ənˈkʊər/, 1903–87, U.S. poet and novelist, born in Belgium.

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Yourcenar

/ (ˈjʊkənɑː) /


noun
  1. Marguerite, original name Marguerite de Crayencour . 1903–87, French novelist and writer, in the US from 1939; noted for her historical novels, esp Mémoires d'Hadrien (1952)

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