Racine, Jean Syllabification: (Ra·cine, Jean)Pronunciation: /rəˈsēn, rä-/Definition of Racine, Jean (1639–99), French playwright. Central to most of his tragedies is a perception of the blind folly of human passion, continually enslaved and unsatisfied. Notable works: Andromaque (1667) and Phèdre (1677). Racine, Jean in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Racine, Jean in the British & World English dictionary
