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Cy·rano de Ber·gerac (sir′ə nō′də bʉr′z̸hə rak′; Fr sē rȧ nō′də ber z̸hə rȧk′)

Cyrano de Bergerac, Savinien de (sav′in yen′də; Fr sȧ vē nyan de) 1619-55; Fr. writer & soldier, famous for his large nose: title character of a poetic drama by Edmond Rostand (1897)

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