TOUSSAINT GASPARD TACONNET
\tˈa͡ʊse͡ɪnt ɡˈaspəd tˈakɒnɪt], \tˈaʊseɪnt ɡˈaspəd tˈakɒnɪt], \t_ˈaʊ_s_eɪ_n_t ɡ_ˈa_s_p_ə_d t_ˈa_k_ɒ_n_ɪ_t]\
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A French dramatist and actor; born at Paris, 1730; died there, 1774. Among his works are: "The Labyrinth of Love" (1749); "All the World's Friend" (1762); the farce-tragedy "The Death of the Fatted Ox" (1767); "Stanzas on the Death of Marie, Queen of France" (1768).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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