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Bronte

US/ˈbrɑnti/ rare

noun

1.

English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)

Synonyms
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3.

English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855)

Origin

From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) or Βρόντης (Bróntēs, “Thunderer, name of one of the cyclops”).

Phrases

  • Bronte Park

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