PYNCHON, THOMAS

Meaning of PYNCHON, THOMAS in English

Pyn ‧ chon, Thomas /ˈpɪntʃ ə n/ BrE AmE

(1937–) a US writer, whose novels are often very complicated. His best known book is Gravity's Rainbow (1973), in which a group of powerful people control the world by means of ↑ missile technology.

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PYNCHON, THOMAS — born May 8, 1937, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y., U.S. U.S. writer. He studied physics at Cornell University and worked …
Английский словарь Британика
PYNCHON, THOMAS — born May 8, 1937, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y., U.S. American novelist and short-story writer whose works combine black humour …
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PYNCHON, THOMAS — born May 8, 1937, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y., U.S. U.S. writer. He studied physics at Cornell University and worked …
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PYNCHON, THOMAS — (р. 1937) Пинчон, Томас Писатель-постмодернист. Приобрел известность благодаря своим четырем романам: "V" ["V."] (1963) - премия Фонда Уильяма Фолкнера [William Faulkner …
PYNCHON, THOMAS — (р. 1937) Пинчон, Томас Писатель-постмодернист. Приобрел известность благодаря своим четырем романам: "V" (1963) - премия Фонда У. Фолкнера [William Faulkner …
THOMAS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Affleck Thomas Aldrich Thomas Bailey Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Aquinas Saint Thomas Arne Thomas …
Английский словарь Британика
THOMAS — n. Adès Thomas Affleck Thomas Aldrich Thomas Bailey Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Aquinas Saint Thomas Arne Thomas Augustine Arnold Thomas …
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THOMAS — Thomas (tómas) nprm Thomas
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THOMAS — I. noun Etymology: Greek Thōmas, from Hebrew t'ōm twin Date: before 12th century an apostle who demanded proof of Jesus' …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PYNCHON — biographical name Thomas 1937- American writer, ~esque adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THOMAS — ˈtäməs noun ( -es ) Usage: usually capitalized : doubting thomas
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THOMAS — /tom"euhs/ for 1, 2, 4-14; /taw mah"/ for 3 , n. 1. an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PYNCHON — /pin"cheuhn/ , n. William , 1590?-1662, English colonist in America.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THOMAS — n. male first name; family name
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THOMAS — I. Thom·as ˈtä-məs noun Etymology: Greek Thōmas, from Hebrew t'ōm twin Date: before 12th century : an apostle who demanded …
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PYNCHON — biographical name Thomas 1937- American writer • Pyn·chon·esque ˌpin-chə-ˈnesk adjective
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THOMAS — [Thom.as] n [Gk Thomas, fr. Heb t'om twin]: an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's resurrection
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THOMAS — Kempis, born 1379/80, Kempen, near Dsseldorf, the Rhineland [now in Germany] died Aug. 8, 1471, Agnietenberg, near Zwolle, Bishopric of …
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THOMAS — Thomas BrE AmE ˈtɒm əs AmE \ ˈtɑːm əs (!)
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PYNCHON — Pynchon BrE AmE ˈpɪn t ʃ ə n
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THOMAS — I. Thom ‧ as, Clar ‧ ence /ˈtɒməs $ ˈtɑː-, ˈklærəns/ BrE AmE (1948–) a US judge, who is generally …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PYNCHON — Pyn ‧ chon, Thomas /ˈpɪntʃ ə n/ BrE AmE (1937–) a US writer, whose novels are often very complicated. His …
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THOMAS — Classification: City Located in: West Virginia (WV) Total Population (2000): 452 Total Housing Units (2000): 280 Land Area (square meters): …
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THOMAS — Classification: City Located in: Oklahoma (OK) Total Population (2000): 1238 Total Housing Units (2000): 596 Land Area (square meters): 3077831 …
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THOMAS — Classification: County Located in: Nebraska (NE) Total Population (2000): 729 Total Housing Units (2000): 446 Land Area (square meters): 1846307604 …
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THOMAS — Classification: County Located in: Kansas (KS) Total Population (2000): 8180 Total Housing Units (2000): 3562 Land Area (square meters): 2783679450 …
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THOMAS — < language > A language compatible with the language Dylan (TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan (TM). The first public release …
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THOMAS — (1914–53) a Welsh writer. He is known especially for his radio play Under Milk Wood (1953) and for his poems, …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
PYNCHON — (1937– ) a US writer of complicated novels. He uses words in humorous ways and often refers to literature and …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
THOMAS — (a twin), one of the apostles. According to Eusebius, his real name was Judas. This may have been a mere …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
THOMAS — See Aquinas, Thomas ; Kempis, Thomas a ; Thomas, William Henry Griffith
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
THOMAS — сущ.; библ. Фома (разговорное) английский солдат, типичный английский служака (тж. * Atkins) (разговорное) ливрейный лакей; официант (библеизм) Фома - doubting …
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THOMAS — сущ.; библ. Фома (разговорное) английский солдат, типичный английский служака (тж. * Atkins) (разговорное) ливрейный лакей; официант (библеизм) Фома - doubting …
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THOMAS — n 1. Томас ( мужское имя ) 2. разг. английский солдат, типичный английский служака ( тж. Thomas Atkins) 3. разг. …
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THOMAS — сущ.; имя собст.1) Фома 2) прозвище лакеев, официантов 3) ( Thomas Atkins)типичное имя рядового солдата британской армии - doubting Thomas
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THOMAS — n 1. Томас ( мужское имя ) 2. разг. английский солдат, типичный английский служака ( тж. Thomas Atkins) 3. разг. …
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THOMAS — сущ. ; имя собст. 1) Фома 2) прозвище лакеев, официантов 3) ( Thomas Atkins ) типичное имя рядового солдата британской …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THOMAS — сущ.; имя собст. 1) Фома 2) прозвище лакеев, официантов 3) (Thomas Atkins) типичное имя рядового солдата британской армии • - doubting Thomas
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
THOMAS — _n. _библ. Фома; doubting Thomas Фома неверный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
THOMAS — сущ.; библ. Фома (разговорное) английский солдат, типичный английский служака (тж. * Atkins) (разговорное) ливрейный лакей; официант (библеизм) Фома - doubting …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
THOMAS — сущ.; библ. Фома (разговорное) английский солдат, типичный английский служака (тж. * Atkins) (разговорное) ливрейный лакей; официант (библеизм) Фома - doubting …
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THOMAS PYNCHON — ➡ Pynchon
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
PYNCHONESQUE — adjective see: Pynchon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLACK HUMOUR — Humour marked by the use of morbid, ironic, or grotesquely comic episodes that ridicule human folly. The term came into …
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SOMETHING ELSE — phrasal 1. : something or someone special or extraordinary the solos … were something else — Thomas Pynchon this guy …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAKE IT — phrasal 1. : to be successful trying to make it as writer-in-residence at the university — Gershon Legman 2. : …
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PYNCHONESQUE — see Pynchon
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLACK HUMOUR — also called Black Comedy, writing that juxtaposes morbid or ghastly elements with comical ones. Though in 1940 the French Surrealist …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: LITERATURE
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: JACKIE ROBINSON — Jackie Robinson: A 50th Anniversary Remembrance Nearly 54,000 people--among them U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton--jammed New York City's Shea Stadium on …
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SPRINGFIELD — city, seat (1818) of Clark county, west-central Ohio, U.S., on Buck Creek and Mad River, 25 miles (40 km) northeast …
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GADDIS, WILLIAM — born Dec. 29, 1922, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 16, 1998, East Hampton, N.Y. in full William Thomas Gaddis …
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EXPLICIT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a specific/direct/explicit reference (= mentioning something specifically/directly etc ) ▪ No specific reference was made …
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COMIC — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a comic actor ▪ He was a comic actor and he always got a …
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BLACK HUMOUR — Humour marked by the use of morbid, ironic, or grotesquely comic episodes that ridicule human folly. The term came into …
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