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Maupassant

biographical name Mau·pas·sant \ˌmō-pə-ˈsäⁿ\

Definition of MAUPASSANT

(Henri-René-Albert-) Guy de 1850–1893 Fr. writer
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Rhymes with MAUPASSANT

accouchement, aide-de-camp, au courant, battement, bien-pensant, ci-devant, contretemps, debridement, denouement, en passant, fainéant, insouciant, Orléans, Perpignan, rapprochement, revenant, se tenant, soi-disant, vol-au-vent

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