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éé

[ em-i-grey; French ey-mee-grey ]

noun

plural éés
  1. an emigrant, especially a person who flees from their native land because of political conditions.
  2. a person who fled from France because of opposition to or fear of the revolution that began in 1789.


éé

/ ˈɛmɪˌɡreɪ; emiɡre /

noun

  1. an emigrant, esp one forced to leave his native country for political reasons
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of éé1

First recorded in 1785–95; from French: noun use of past participle of é, from Latin ŧī to emigrate
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of éé1

C18: from French, from é to emigrate
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But it turns out that two other éé composers, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Max Steiner, who were both influenced by Mahler, created the modern symphonic film score.

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Brady Corbet’s epic tale of an emigré architect in midcentury America, “The Brutalist,” was next on the list with nine.

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It was followed by “The Brutalist,” a drama starring Adrien Brody about a Hungarian emigré architect in America, with seven nods.

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And when Khalid gets a taste of the country’s open-faced cheese toasties known as prinzesi, he’s inspired to open a makeshift cafe with Ina, adding to the menu his matcha-making skills as an éé from “gentrified Brooklyn.”

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“Emilia Pérez” — a Mexico-set, Spanish-language musical by a French director — and “The Brutalist” — about a Hungarian emigré architect in America — led the field on the motion picture side with 10 and seven nominations, respectively.

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