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Denis

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De·nis or De·nys  (dns, d-n), Saint Third century a.d.
Patron saint of France. Sent to minister to the Gauls as the first bishop of Paris, he suffered martyrdom by decapitation.
Denis [ˈdɛnɪs (French) dəni]
n
1. (Biographies / Denis, Maurice (1870-1943) M, French, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter, ARTS AND CRAFTS: writer) Maurice (mɔris). 1870-1943, French painter and writer on art. One of the leading Nabis, he defined a picture as ``essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order''
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Saint Also Denys 3rd century ad, first bishop of Paris; patron saint of France. Feast day: Oct. 9


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On my arrival at Starkfield, Denis Eady, the rich Irish grocer, who was the proprietor of Starkfield's nearest approach to a livery stable, had entered into an agreement to send me over daily to Corbury Flats, where I had to pick up my train for the Junction.
Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context
Denis Davydov, with his Russian instinct, was the first to recognize the value of this terrible cudgel which regardless of the rules of military science destroyed the French, and to him belongs the credit for taking the first step toward regularizing this method of warfare.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The Comte de la Fere, still faithful to his principles of loyalty and royalty, one day developed before his son in the vaults of Saint Denis, -- the Comte de la Fere, in the name of his son, had always declined them.
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