Éditions Larousse () is a French publishing house specialising in

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s such as dictionaries. It was founded by Pierre Larousse, and for some time was known also as Librarie Larousse; its best-known work is the '' Petit Larousse'' single-volume quarto dictionary. It was acquired from private owners by Compagnie Européenne de Publication in 1984, then

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in 1997. It was acquired by Vivendi Universal in 1998. Vivendi made losses in 2002 and sold Larousse to the

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, thus satisfying public opinion by keeping Larousse in French hands, despite objections by smaller publishers about Lagardère's virtual monopoly on French publishing. It has been a subsidiary of Hachette Livre since 2004. It also offers the '' Larousse Gastronomique'' and a free, open-content

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. The logo was designed by, among others, Jean Picart Le Doux (1955–1970),

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(1972), Philippe Starck (2006),

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, Moebius, Karl Lagerfeld (1999) and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac (2014). It always represented a woman blowing on a dandelion blowball, with the motto "Je sème à tout vent" (I sow to every wind). Logotype de Larousse par E

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Editions Larousse Book publishing companies of France French brands French companies established in 1852

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