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Ernst

American  
[urnst, ernst] / ɜrnst, ɛrnst /

noun

  1. Max 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.

  2. a male given name, form of Ernest.


Ernst British  
/ ɛrnst /

noun

  1. Max (maks). 1891–1976, German painter, resident in France and the US, a prominent exponent of Dada and surrealism: developed the technique of collage

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