Giraudoux
[zheer-uh-doo, zheer-uh-doo; French zhee-roh-doo] /ˌʒɪər əˈdu, ˈʒɪər əˌdu; French ʒi roʊˈdu/
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Jean
[zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1882–1944, French novelist, playwright, and diplomat.
/French ʒirodu/
noun
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(Hyppolyte) Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1882–1944, French dramatist. His works include the novel Suzanne et le Pacifique (1921) and the plays Amphitryon 38 (1929) and La Guerre de Troie n’aura pas lieu (1935)
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