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what does despereaux mean?
what is the root word or the root meaning of despereaux?
Dec 8, 2008 7:17 AM
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Seems like a French name!
Read this :
"The eponymous hero of the story is Despereaux, a tiny, sickly mouse with massive ears and is born with his eyes open and likes music and honey and everyone doesn't like him. His name means "despair." Despereaux lives in desperate times.."
FROM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Despereaux
December 8, 2008
Desperate
December 15, 2008
desperate if memory serves
December 8, 2008
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