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Sorbonne Definition

Sor·bonne (sôr bän′; Fr sō̂r bō̂n′)

noun

  1. a former theological college in Paris, established about the middle of the 13th cent.
  2. the University of Paris; specif., the seat of the faculties of letters and science

Etymology: Fr, after the founder, Robert de Sorbon (1201-74), chaplain of Louis IX

Sorbonne Quotes

They will get it straight one day at the Sorbonne. We shall return at twilight from the lecture Pleased that the irrational is rational.

—Stevens,Wallace

Browse dictionary entries near Sorbonne

  1. ‹ sorbitol
  2. ‹ sorbic acid
  3. ‹ Sorbian
  4. ‹ sorbet
  5. ‹ sorbent
  6. ‹ sorb
  7. ‹ sora
  8. ‹ soprano
  9. ‹ sopranino
  10. ‹ soppy
  1. sorbose ›
  2. sorcerer ›
  3. sorceress ›
  4. sorcery ›
  5. sordid ›
  6. sordino ›
  7. sordor ›
  8. sore ›
  9. sorehead ›
  10. Sorel ›