mécène

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French

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Etymology

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From Mécène (Maecenas), a Roman advisor (70 BCE – 8 BCE) and important patron for the Augustan poets, from Latin Maecenas.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /me.sɛn/
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Noun

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mécène m or f by sense (plural mécènes)

  1. patron (of arts)

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