Cyrano de Bergerac

[ sir-uh-noh duh bur-juh-rak, -zhuh-, bair-; French see-ra-naw duh ber-zhuh-rak ]

noun

1. Bergerac, Savinien Cyrano de.
2. (italics) a play in verse (1897) by Edmond Rostand.

Cyrano de Bergerac

/ sirano də bɛrʒərak /

noun

1. Cyrano de BergeracSavinien16191655MFrenchWRITING: writerMILITARY: soldierMISC: duellist Savinien (savinjɛ̃). 1619–55, French writer and soldier, famous as a duellist and for his large nose. He became widely known through the verse drama Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) by Edmond Rostand