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félibre

félibre noun: a member of a literary fellowship founded in 1854 to promote the literature and culture of Provence in France; also someone who adheres to such ideas, a traditional Provençal poet.

Noun

félibre (plural félibres)

  1. A member of a literary fellowship founded in 1854 to promote the literature and culture of Provence in France; also someone who adheres to such ideas, a traditional Provençal poet.
    • Piers himself would wear the narrow bootlace tie and the ribbon of the félibre, the Provençal poet.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 57

Forms of félibre

pluralfélibres

Origin of félibre

From French félibre, from Occitan felibre.

Questions about félibre

What does félibre mean?
Félibre means a member of a literary fellowship founded in 1854 to promote the literature and culture of Provence in France; also someone who adheres to such ideas, a traditional Provençal poet.
What part of speech is félibre?
Félibre is a noun.
What is the plural of félibre?
The plural of félibre is félibres.

Words near félibre in the dictionary

  1. fætal
  2. fætus
  3. fætuses
  4. féerie
  5. féeries
  6. félibre
  7. félibres
  8. Fényeslitke
  9. fête
  10. fête champêtre
  11. fêted

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