Yourcenar

Your·ce·nar

[yoor-suh-nahr]
noun
Marguerite ( Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour ) [krey-uhn-koor] , 1903–87, U.S. poet and novelist, born in Belgium.
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Yourcenar (ˈjʊkənɑː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
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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