Emile


Definition: Meaning of, Emile in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɛˈmiːl /

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  1. the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Emile used in phrases

  • Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin (noun)
    1. 1863-1943 french bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus
  • Emile Coue (noun)
    1. 1857-1926 french psychotherapist who claimed that if one imagined one was getting better, one would get better
  • Emile Durkheim (noun)
    1. 1858-1917 french sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne
  • Emile Gaboriau (noun)
    1. 1832-1873 french writer considered by some to be a founder of the detective novel
  • Emile Herzog (noun)
    1. 1885-1967 french writer best known for his biographies
  • Emile Zola (noun)
    1. 1840-1902 french novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus
  • Henri Emile Benoit Matisse (noun)
    1. 1869-1954 french painter and sculptor; leading figure of fauvism
  • Jules Emile Frederic Massenet (noun)
    1. 1842-1912 french composer best remembered for his pop operas
  • Maximilien Paul Emile Littre (noun)
    1. 1801-1881 french lexicographer
  • Zola, Emile
    1. (1840-1902) a French writer of NOVEL s who developed the style of literature called NATURALISM (= showing people and the world exactly as they really are) in NOVELs such as Nana and Germinal, which describe life and society in a very detailed way, and are often about crime, murder, and people who are poor. He also supported Alfred DREYFUS, and criticized the people who had sent DREYFUS to prison, by writing the public letter J'accuse .
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