/ Dictionary / Index M Maupassant: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Mau•pas•sant Pronunciation: (mō'pu-sänt" Fr. mō-pa-sän'), [key] 1850–93, French short-story writer and novelist. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: maupassant (Thesaurus) Maundy Thursday Maupertuis Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language