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Goncourt

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Gon·court  (gô-kr), Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de 1822-1896.
French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt (1830-1870) on numerous works, most notably naturalistic novels such as Madame Gervaisais (1869).
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Noun1.GoncourtGoncourt - French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870)
Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt, Jules de Goncourt
2.GoncourtGoncourt - French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896)
Edmond de Goncourt, Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt


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