CRICHTON

Meaning of CRICHTON in English

(1942– )

a popular US writer of novels and films, mostly involving science and medicine. His books include The Andromeda Strain (1969), Jurassic Park (1990), The Lost World (1995) and Timeline (1999), all of which he adapted for films.

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CRICHTON — County: Midlothian Post Code: EH37
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CRICHTON — biographical name James 1560-1582 the Admirable ~ Scottish man of letters
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CRICHTON — /kruyt"n/ , n. 1. James ( "the Admirable Crichton" ), 1560?-82, Scottish scholar and linguist. 2. Michael , born 1942, …
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CRICHTON — n. family name; Michael Crichton (born 1942), United States author of many famous books (such as "Jurassic Park", "Congo", and …
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CRICHTON — biographical name James 1560-1582 the Admirable Crichton Scottish man of letters
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CRICHTON — Crichton BrE AmE ˈkraɪt ə n
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CRICHTON — Crich ‧ ton, Michael /ˈkraɪtn/ BrE AmE (1942–) an American writer of very popular books. His most famous books include …
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CRICHTON — n. Pronunciation: ' kr ī -t ə n Function: biographical name James 1560-1582 the Admirable Crichton Scot. man of letters
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CRICHTON, JAMES — born August 1560, Eliock House, Dumfries, Scot. died July 1582, Mantua, Mantua Scottish scholar and adventurer. After graduating from the …
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ADMIRABLE CRICHTON, THE — /kruyt"n/ a comedy (1902) by Sir James M. Barrie.
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MICHAEL CRICHTON — n. (born 1942) United States author of many famous books (such as "Jurassic Park", "Congo", and many others) and movie …
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CRICHTON, JAMES — born August 1560, Eliock House, Dumfries, Scot. died July 1582, Mantua, Mantua orator, linguist, debater, man of letters, and scholar …
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CRICHTON, MICHAEL — Crich ‧ ton, Michael /ˈkraɪtn/ BrE AmE (1942–) an American writer of very popular books. His most famous books include …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRICHTON, JAMES — born August 1560, Eliock House, Dumfries, Scot. died July 1582, Mantua, Mantua Scottish scholar and adventurer. After graduating from the …
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MICHAEL CRICHTON — ➡ Crichton
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JAMES — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Anderson James Maxwell Baldwin James Arthur Balfour of Whittingehame Arthur James 1st Earl Ballard …
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BARRIE, SIR JAMES (MATTHEW) — born May 9, 1860, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scot. died June 19, 1937, London, Eng. Scottish playwright and novelist. After moving to …
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SUCH — I. (|)səch, (ˌ)sich (i is less frequent when stress is primary ), chiefly dial (|)sech adjective Etymology: Middle English such, …
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ORDERLY — I. -lē, -li adverb Etymology: Middle English, from ordre, order + -ly (adverb suffix) : in or according to due …
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LAST
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DRAW — I. ˈdrȯ verb ( drew ˈdrü ; also archaic or nonstandard drawed ˈdrȯd ; drawn ˈdrȯn ; drawing ˈdrȯiŋ ; …
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HARVESTING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: from gerund of harvest (II) : an act or instance of gathering in a crop …
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FULL-BODIED — ˈ ̷ ̷|bädēd, -did adjective 1. : having a large body : stout , corpulent his mother, full-bodied, with a mop of …
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ANDROMEDA STRAIN — an infectious pathogen that mutates unpredictably into new forms and shows extreme resistance to destruction by conventional means. [ 1970-75; …
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JURASSIC PARK — movie created by Steven Spielberg from the book by Michael Crichton
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SCULPTURE, HISTORY OF
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DU MAURIER, SIR GERALD — born March 26, 1873, London, Eng. died April 11, 1934, London in full Sir Gerald Hubert Edward Busson Du Maurier …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: PERFORMING-ARTS
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: MEDIA-AND-PUBLISHING — BOOK PUBLISHING While the Net Book Agreement (NBA) all but completely collapsed in the U.K., during 1996--in part because of …
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BARRIE, SIR JAMES (MATTHEW), BARONET — born May 9, 1860, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scot. died June 19, 1937, London, Eng. dramatist and novelist who is best known …
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