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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Bret•on (bret′n; Fr. brə tôn′),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varieties, Biographicala native or inhabitant of Brittany.
- Language Varieties, BiographicalAlso called Armorican, Armoric. the Celtic language of Brittany.
- Clothing(often l.c.) a round hat for women, with a flat crown and a turned-up brim.
adj. - Language Varietiespertaining to Brittany, the Bretons, or their language.
- French breton; replacing Britain, Brit(t)on, Breton used for both this sense and the sense of Briton
- 1815–20
Bre•ton (brə tôn′),USA pronunciation n. An•dré (än drā′),USA pronunciation 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.Jules A•dolphe (zhyl a dôlf′),USA pronunciation 1827–1906, French painter.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Breton /ˈbrɛtən; French: brətɔ̃/ adj - of, relating to, or characteristic of Brittany, its people, or their language
n - a native or inhabitant of Brittany, esp one who speaks the Breton language
- the indigenous language of Brittany, belonging to the Brythonic subgroup of the Celtic family of languages
Breton /French: brətɔ̃/ n - André (ɑ̃dre). 1896–1966, French poet and art critic: founder and chief theorist of surrealism, publishing the first surrealist manifesto in 1924
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