Mol‧i‧ère /ˈmɒlieə $ məʊlˈjer/
(1622–73) a French actor and writer of plays whose real name was Jean-Baptiste Poquelin. He is best known as a writer of comedies (comedy) that make fun of human behaviour, such as Le Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme.

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