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Definition of Littre
1. Noun. French lexicographer (1801-1881).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Littre
Literary usage of Littre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sounds and Inflections of the Greek Dialects by Herbert Weir Smyth (1894)
"In Hippokrates (but chiefly in the supposititious treatises) there are numerous
examples according to littre. Good MSS. often have the correct forms ..."
2. Historical Philosophy in France and French Belgium and Switzerland by Robert Flint (1893)
"Of course, littre ' has endeavoured to show that his law is much superior ...
Such is, however, the position taken up by littre', when he maintains that the ..."
3. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1868)
"Par E. littre. Pans: 1863. 4. A General View of Positivism. Translated from the
French of Auguste Comte. By Dr. BRIDGES. London: 1865. ..."
4. History of the Philosophy of History by Robert Flint (1893)
"Of course, littre has endeavoured to show that his law is much superior to ...
Such is, however, the position taken up by littre", when he maintains that ..."
5. Class-book of Comparative Idioms: English by Jules Bué, William Collett Sandars (1873)
"The absence of M. littre' from the Academy is even more remarkable than that of
many historians, essayists, and humourists whose works are the common ..."