Romains

[ raw-man ]

noun

1. Jules [zh, y, l], Louis Farigoule, 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.

Romains

/ rɔmɛ̃ /

noun

1. RomainsJules18851972MFrenchWRITING: poetTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: novelist Jules (ʒyl). pseudonym of Louis Farigoule . 1885–1972, French poet, dramatist, and novelist. His works include the novel Men of Good Will (1932–46)

Example Sentences

The Romains chose Pale Oak from Benjamin Moore as their main paint shade, which they plan to use throughout the house.

From Seattle Times

It was immediately frequented by the stars of the French literary scene, such as Valery Larbaud and Jules Romains.

From The Guardian

The show was at another ancient amphitheater, the Theatre Romains de Fourvière.

From New York Times

In the same packed amphitheater where the Gallo-Roman population jeered and cheered at gladiatorial combat two millennia ago, Les Grands Jeux Romains, or the Great Roman Games, brings 500 reenactment actors from all over Europe for a three-day event.

From Washington Post

He wrote to the author Jules Romains, “My inner crisis consists in that I am not able to identify myself with the me of passport, the self of exile.”

From The New Yorker