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Definition: Chateaubriand |
ChateaubriandNoun1. French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848). 2. Double-thick center cut of beef tenderloin. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Chateaubriand" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1844. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand (September 4, 1768 - July 4, 1848) was a French writer and diplomat.A major figure in early French Romanticism, he acquired fame with Le Génie du christianisme (The Genius of the Christian religion), an apology for the Christian faith which contributed to the post-revolutionary religious revival in France. His autobiography Mémoires d'outre-tombe (Memoirs from beyond the grave) is today considered as his most accomplished work.
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Synonyms: ChateaubriandSynonyms: Francois Rene Chateaubriand (n), Vicomte de Chateaubriand (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Chateaubriand |
| Specialty definitions using "Chateaubriand": Foods and Wines. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | U. S. Army Hospital Number 99, Hyeres, France. : Red Cross Room at Hotel Chateaubriand Bretannique. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Chateaubriand, standing every morning at his window in the Rue Saint Dominique, No. |
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| "Chateaubriand" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 71.43% of the time. "Chateaubriand" is used about 7 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 71.43% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 14.29% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (singular) | 14.29% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 7 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "Chateaubriand": Francois Rene Chateaubriand ♦ vicomte de Chateaubriand. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "Chateaubriand"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Japanese Kanji | シャッポ'脱ぐ (castle, chateau wine, shirt, shirt blouse, shirtwaist, shuttle, shuttle bus, shuttle loop, shuttlecock, singlet, to take one's hat off). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | シャトーブリアン . (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ateaubriandchay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Chateaubriand": chateaubriands. (additional references) | |
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"Chateaubriand" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: chateubriand. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-c-d-e-h-i-n-r-t-u" | |
-3 letters: batrachian, brachiated. | |
-4 letters: brachiate, branchiae, carinated, curtained, incubated, uncharted. | |
-5 letters: abdicate, abducent, abidance, abrachia, abradant, acaridan, acaudate, aduncate, anabatic, antherid, anuretic, arachnid, arbutean, arcadian, archaean, arcuated, aubretia, aubrieta, bacteria, bacterin, barathea, bedchair, branched, branchia, braunite, breadnut, brunched, bunchier, carabine, carinate, carnauba, cathedra, chaunted, chaunter, craniate, dicentra, dracaena, habanera, habitude, hacienda, hairband, handcart, inarched. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-b-c-d-e-h-i-n-r-t-u" | |
+1 letter: chateaubriands. | |
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