Definition of Racine

1. Noun. French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699).

Exact synonyms: Jean Baptiste Racine, Jean Racine
Generic synonyms: Dramatist, Playwright, Poet

2. Noun. A city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan to the south of Milwaukee.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Badger State, Wi, Wisconsin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Racine

Rabson
Rach
Rachabattuni
Rachael
Rachel
Rachel Carson
Rachel Louise Carson
Rachelle
Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninov
Rachmanism
Rachmanisms
Rachycentridae
Rachycentron
Rachycentron canadum
Racine
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
Rackmanism
Racovian
Racovians
Racquel
Racquell
Rad3 ATPase-DNA helicase
Radcliffe
Radcliffean
Radcliffian
Radclyffe Hall
Radder
Radford

Literary usage of Racine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The death of racine is said to have been hastened by grief at losing the favor ... As a dramatist racine is usually considered the model of the classical or ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The death of racine is said 10 have been hastened by grief at losing the ... As a dramatist racine is usually considered the model of the classical or ..."

3. Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology by Joseph Thomas (1901)
"She made her début at the Théâtre Français of Paris in 1838, and performed parts in the tragedies of Corneille and racine with great success. ..."

4. Who's who in America by John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis (1903)
"racine: COLLEGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL THE Grammar School of racine College was founded ... HENRY DOUGLAS ROBINSON, D, D. racine, WISCONSIN racine College Grammar ..."

5. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"racine was genius enough to make a place for himself, while conforming to these ... And in the judgment of the eighteenth century racine was "natural. ..."

6. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1807)
"Œuvres Complètes de JEAN racine, &c. ie The Complete Works of JOHN racine, with a Commentary by M. De La Harfe; to which are added several Pieces cither ..."

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