(ˈbuːsɪˌkəʊ) n (Biography) Dion (ˈdaɪɒn), real name Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot. 1822–90, Irish dramatist and actor. His plays include London Assurance (1841), The Octoroon (1859), and The Shaughran (1874)
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(ˈbu siˌkɔlt, -ˌkoʊ)
n. Dion, 1822–90, Irish playwright and actor, in the U.S. after 1853.