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trou·vère | \ trü-ˈver 
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\Definition of trouvère
: one of a school of poets who flourished from the 11th to the 14th centuries and who composed mostly narrative works (such as chansons de geste and fabliaux) — compare troubadour
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The first known use of trouvère was in 1795
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