No. 10,721 in French
mécènes
Patrons or sponsors of the arts.
In a sentence
Les mécènes soutiennent les artistes en leur offrant des financements.
Patrons support artists by providing them with funding.
Usage: 'mécènes' refers to individuals or organizations that financially or otherwise support creators, like artists.
Dans l'histoire, les mécènes ont joué un rôle crucial dans le développement des arts.
Historically, patrons have played a crucial role in the development of the arts.
Usage: 'mécènes' is used to identify influential patrons who contributed to arts growth historically.
Les jeunes créateurs espèrent trouver des mécènes pour réaliser leurs projets.
Young creators hope to find patrons to realize their projects.
Usage: 'mécènes' describes entities who are sought after for funding creative initiatives.
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