SPENSER

Meaning of SPENSER in English

Spen ‧ ser, Ed ‧ mund /ˈspensəʳ, ˈedmənd/ BrE AmE

(?1552–99) an English poet famous especially for his ↑ epic poem The Faerie Queene which he never finished

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SPENSER — biographical name Edmund 1552-1599 English poet, ~ian adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPENSER — /spen"seuhr/ , n. Edmund , c1552-99, English poet.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPENSER — biographical name Edmund 1552-1599 English poet • Spen·se·ri·an spen-ˈsir-ē-ən adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPENSER — Spenser BrE AmE ˈspen t s ə AmE \ - ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPENSER — ( c. 1552–99) an English poet. His first important work was The Shepheardes Calendar (1579), a group of twelve poems …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SPENSER — n. Pronunciation: ' spen(t)-s ə r Function: biographical name Edmund 1552-1599 Eng. poet – Spen · se · ri · …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPENSER, EDMUND — born 1552/53, London, Eng. died Jan. 13, 1599, London English poet. Little is known for certain about his life before …
Английский словарь Британика
SPENSER, EDMUND — born 1552/53, London, Eng. died Jan. 13, 1599, London English poet whose long allegorical poem, The Faerie Queene, is one …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPENSER, EDMUND — Spen ‧ ser, Ed ‧ mund /ˈspensəʳ, ˈedmənd/ BrE AmE (?1552–99) an English poet famous especially for his ↑ epic …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPENSER, EDMUND — born 1552/53, London, Eng. died Jan. 13, 1599, London English poet. Little is known for certain about his life before …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EDMUND SPENSER — ➡ Spenser
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SPENSERIAN STANZA — noun Etymology: Edmund Spenser Date: 1817 a stanza consisting of eight verses of iambic pentameter and an alexandrine with a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OTTAVA RIMA — Italian stanza form composed of eight 11-syllable lines, rhyming abababcc . It originated in the late 13th and early 14th …
Английский словарь Британика
MIND — I. ˈmīnd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English minde, mynde, from Old English gemynd; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENTREAT — I. ə̇n.ˈtrēt, en.- usu -ēd.+V verb Etymology: Middle English entreten, from Middle French entraitier to treat of, from en- en- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAN — I. _kən, (|)kan; esp after a stressed vowel _k ə ŋ; esp in NewEng (|) ke(ə)n; esp dial (|) kin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPENSERIAN — (ˈ)spen|sirēən, -|sēr- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Edmund Spenser ə1599 English poet + English -ian : of or relating to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REDOUND — rə̇ˈdau̇nd, rēˈ- intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English redounden, from Middle French redonder, from Latin redundare to overflow, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETAKE — bə̇, bē+ verb ( betook ; betaken ; betaking ; betakes ) Etymology: Middle English betaken, from be- + taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPENSERIAN — /spen sear"ee euhn/ , adj. 1. of or characteristic of Spenser or his work. n. 2. an imitator of Spenser. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLATANT — [ 'bleɪt(ə)nt ] ■ adjective open and unashamed; flagrant. Derivatives blatancy noun ~ly adverb Word History The word ~ was …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PASTORAL LITERATURE
Britannica English vocabulary
EPIC — long narrative poem recounting heroic deeds, although the term has also been loosely used to describe novels, such as Tolstoy's …
Britannica English vocabulary
HARVEY, GABRIEL — born 1550?, Saffron Walden, Essex, Eng. died 1630 English writer and friend of the Elizabethan poet Edmund Spenser; the latter …
Britannica English vocabulary
ENGLISH LITERATURE: MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE
Britannica English vocabulary
SPENSERIAN — adj. of, relating to, or in the style of Edmund Spenser, Engl. poet d. 1599. øSpenserian stanza the stanza used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPENSERIAN — adj. of, relating to, or in the style of Edmund Spenser, Engl. poet d. 1599. Spenserian stanza the stanza used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPENSERIAN — adj. of, relating to, or in the style of Edmund Spenser, Engl. poet d. 1599. Phrases and idioms: Spenserian stanza …
Oxford English vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GUN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a gun permit ▪ More than 300,000 civilians, in a country of 6 million, …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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