Goncourt

/ˌgɔnˈkʊər/
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Other forms: Goncourts

Definitions of Goncourt
  1. noun
    French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896)
    synonyms: Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt, Edmond de Goncourt
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    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
  2. noun
    French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870)
    synonyms: Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt, Jules de Goncourt
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    example of:
    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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