Comédie Française: Meaning and Definition of

Co•mé•die Fran•çaise

Pronunciation: (kô-mā-dē frän-sez'), [key]
  1. the French national theater, founded in Paris in 1680, famous for its repertoire of classical French drama. Also called
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