La Fontaine
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La Fon·taine
(lə fŏn-tān′, lä fôN-tĕn′), Jean de 1621-1695. French writer who collected the stories of Aesop and others in his Fables (1668-1694).
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La Fontaine
(French la fɔ̃tɛn)n
(Biography) Jean de (ʒɑ̃ də). 1621–95, French poet, famous for his Fables (1668–94)
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La Fon•taine
(ˌlɑ fɒnˈtɛn, -ˈteɪn)n.
Jean de (ʒɑ̃) 1621–95, French poet and fabulist.
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