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francois élie jules
[frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (show ipa), 1835–1915, french critic and dramatist.
abbé georges édouard
[french zhawrzh ey-dwar] /french ʒɔrʒ eɪˈdwar/ (show ipa), 1894–1966, belgian astrophysicist and priest: formulated big-bang theory.
contemporary examples

while the ondcp will continue its other studies, lemaitre admits that something will be missing without this one.
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historical examples

at sight of lemaitre he drew back modestly, but harel bade him remain, and asked him if he brought a drama.
lippincott’s magazine of popular literature and science volume 15, no. 89, may, 1875 various

however, i am wrong to apply this term to lemaitre, who was in the truest sense an author.
lippincott’s magazine of popular literature and science volume 15, no. 89, may, 1875 various

lemaitre then put the wig in his pocket: the audience remained silent.
lippincott’s magazine of popular literature and science volume 15, no. 89, may, 1875 various

the next night lemaitre resumed his dramatic career as a wild beast.
lippincott’s magazine of popular literature and science volume 15, no. 89, may, 1875 various

lemaitre felt ill at ease there, and conceived the idea that the sociétaires did not respect him enough.
lippincott’s magazine of popular literature and science volume 15, no. 89, may, 1875 various

generous enough in his own way with the abundant earnings of his art, lemaitre declined to pay for puffery.
lippincott’s magazine of popular literature and science volume 15, no. 89, may, 1875 various

he had no perception then of bourget’s fear of h-ll, or of lemaitre’s want of moral equilibrium.
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to which lemaitre replied, “monsieur, i will not be eulogized for gold: other eulogies or none.”
lippincott’s magazine of popular literature and science volume 15, no. 89, may, 1875 various

robert macaire was the creation of lemaitre, and not of the authors of the play.
lippincott’s magazine of popular literature and science volume 15, no. 89, may, 1875 various

noun
abbé georges (édouard) (ʒɔrʒ). 1894–1966, belgian astronomer and priest, who first proposed the big-bang theory of the universe (1927)