| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Beaumont, Francis |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Beau·mont |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b  m nt , -m nt |
| DATES: | 1584–1616 |
| English poet and playwright. He wrote his major works, including The Maid's Tragedy (1611), The Coxcomb (1612), and The Knight of Malta (1619), with John Fletcher.
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