Taine

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tɛn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tān; Fr. ten)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Taine  (tān; Fr. ten),USA pronunciation n. 
    Hip•po•lyte A•dolphe  (ē pô lēt′ a dôlf′),USA pronunciation 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Taine / tɛn/
  1. Hippolyte Adolphe ( ipɔlit adɔlf ). 1828–93, French literary critic and historian. He applied determinist criteria to the study of literature, art, history, and psychology, regarding them as products of environment and race. His works include Histoire de la littérature anglaise (1863–64) and Les Origines de la France contemporaine (1875–93)
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