Estienne

American  

[es-tyen] / ɛsˈtyɛn /

noun

1. Also a family of French printers, book dealers, and scholars, including especially Henri died 1520; his son, Robert 1503?–59; Henri (son of Robert), 1531?–98.

2. a French printing firm founded by this family.

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Estienne British  

/ etjɛn /

noun

1. a family of French printers, scholars, and dealers in books, including Henri (ɑ̃ri), ?1460–1520, who founded the printing business in Paris, his son Robert (rɔbɛr), 1503–59, and his grandson Henri , 1528–98

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Example Sentences

In 2019 he premiered a new play, “Why?,” about experimental Russian director Vsevolod Meyerhold, which Mr. Brook wrote and staged with Estienne.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022

For longtime admirers of Mr. Brook and Ms. Estienne, these segments may strike an unaccustomed note of whimsy.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2019

The adaptation and staging by Brook and his longtime co-director Marie-Hélène Estienne looks like most of Brook’s recent work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2017

Brook and Estienne confer on the proceedings an air of austere dignity, but that air never becomes stale.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2017

I shall run for him," said Madam Estienne; "Christian and he will go out by the side street.

From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Sue, Eug?ne