Corneille, Pierre Syllabification: (Cor·neille, Pierre)Pronunciation: /kôrˈnā(l)/Definition of Corneille, Pierre (1606–84), French playwright; regarded as the founder of classical French tragedy. Notable plays: Le Cid (1637), Cinna (1641), and Polyeucte (1643). Corneille, Pierre in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Corneille, Pierre in the British & World English dictionary
