Breton

(bret'n)

adjective

of Brittany or its people, language, or culture

Origin: Fr, ult. same word as Briton

noun

  1. a person born or living in Brittany
  2. the Celtic language spoken in Brittany

Breton, André 1896-1966; Fr. poet & art critic: a founder of surrealism

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adjective
Of or relating to Brittany or its people, language, or culture.
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of Brittany.
  2. The Celtic language of Brittany. Also called Armoric.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French; see Briton

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French poet and literary theorist. He began to write after World War I, at first linking himself with Dadaism but breaking with that movement to write the first manifesto of surrealism (1924).

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