Colette
[ koh-let, kuh-, ko-; French kaw-let ]
/ koʊˈlɛt, kə-, kɒ-; French kɔˈlɛt /
noun
Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette,1873–1954,
French author.
a female given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for colette
Colette
/ (kɒˈlɛt) /
noun
full name Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette. 1873–1954, French novelist; her works include Chéri (1920), Gigi (1944), and the series of Claudine books
Cultural definitions for colette
Colette
The nom de plume of Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine, a twentieth-century French writer noted for her novels about social and sexual politics. Her best-known works are Chéri and Gigi, which was adapted for a popular musical film.