RENE CHARLES GUILBERT DE PIXERECOURT
\ɹɪnˈɛ t͡ʃˈɑːlz ɡˈɪlbət də pˈɪksəɹˌɛkɔːt], \ɹɪnˈɛ tʃˈɑːlz ɡˈɪlbət də pˈɪksəɹˌɛkɔːt], \ɹ_ɪ_n_ˈɛ tʃ_ˈɑː_l_z ɡ_ˈɪ_l_b_ə_t d_ə p_ˈɪ_k_s_ə_ɹ_ˌɛ_k_ɔː_t]\
Definitions of RENE CHARLES GUILBERT DE PIXERECOURT
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A French dramatist; born at Nancy, Jan. 22, 1773; died July 27, 1844. He wrote dramas, among them "Seligo; or, The Generous Negro" (1793), "The Castle in the Apennines; or, The Mysteries of Udolfo" (1798); several very successful comedies, as "The Doctor in Love", "The Living Manikin; or, The Wooden Husband", "Marcellus; or, The Supposititious Heir" (1801); and many melodramas, comic operas, etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].