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Brontë

Syllabification: (Bron·të)
Definition of Brontë
  • three English novelists.
  • Charlotte (1816–55), author of Jane Eyre (1847), Shirley (1849), and Villette (1853).
  • Emily (1818–48), author of Wuthering Heights (1847); also a poet.
  • Anne (1820–49), author of Agnes Grey (1845) and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1847).

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