UPDIKE

Meaning of UPDIKE in English

/up"duyk'/ , n.

John , born 1932, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

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UPDIKE — biographical name John (Hoyer) 1932- American writer
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UPDIKE — biographical name John (Hoyer) 1932- American writer
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UPDIKE — Updike BrE AmE ˈʌp daɪk
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UPDIKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPDIKE — (1932– ) a US poet and writer of novels and short stories about the hopes, worries and fears of modern …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
UPDIKE — Pronunciation: ' ə p- ˌ d ī k Function: biographical name John (Hoyer) 1932- American writer
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UPDIKE, JOHN (HOYER) — born March 18, 1932, Shillington, Pa., U.S. U.S. writer. He attended Harvard University and in 1955 began a long association …
Английский словарь Британика
UPDIKE, JOHN (HOYER) — born March 18, 1932, Shillington, Pa., U.S. American writer of novels, short stories, and poetry, known for his careful craftsmanship …
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UPDIKE, DANIEL BERKELEY — born Feb. 24, 1860, Providence, R.I., U.S. died Dec. 28, 1941, Boston, Mass. American printer and scholar, founder in 1893 …
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UPDIKE, JOHN
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPDIKE, JOHN HOYER — born March 18, 1932, Shillington, Pa., U.S. U.S. writer. He attended Harvard University and in 1955 began a long association …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UPDIKE, JOHN — born March 18, 1932, Shillington, Pa., U.S. U.S. writer. He attended Harvard University and in 1955 began a long association …
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JOHN UPDIKE — ➡ Updike
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
UPDIKE, JOHN — (р. 1932) Апдайк, Джон Романист, поэт, драматург, видный представитель реалистической традиции в американской литературе. Известность ему принесла серия романов о Кролике: …
UPDIKE, JOHN — (р. 1932) Апдайк, Джон Романист, поэт, драматург, видный представитель реалистической традиции в американской литературе. Известность ему принесла серия романов о …
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WORRY — I. ˈwər.]ē, ˈwə.r], ]i\ verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English wirien, werien, worien to strangle, worry with the teeth, …
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SPRAY — I. ˈsprā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English — more at sprig 1. a. : a cluster or mass …
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SIDE
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SICK — I. ˈsik adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English sik, sek, seke, from Old English sēoc; akin to Middle …
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NEST — I. ˈnest noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch & …
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MUDDLE — I. ˈməd ə l verb ( muddled ; muddled ; muddling -d( ə )liŋ ; muddles ) Etymology: probably from …
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JAZZ — I. ˈjaz, -aa(ə)- verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: origin unknown transitive verb 1. : to copulate with — usually considered …
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FATTY — I. ˈfad.]ē, -at], ]i\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from fat (IV) + -y, adjective suffix 1. a. …
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CLOSET — I. ˈkläzə̇t also -lȯz-; usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, diminutive of clos enclosure …
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BIG ONE — I. noun : whopper II. noun : a thousand dollars the house … would go for two hundred big ones …
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CONFLICTED — kənˈfliktə̇d, ˈkänˌfliktə̇d adjective Etymology: from past participle of conflict : experiencing or marked by ambivalence or a conflict especially of …
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SUSURRATION — ˌsüsəˈrāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin susurration-, susurratio, from Latin susurratus (past participle of susurrare …
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SHRUG OFF — transitive verb 1. : to brush aside : minimize , evade shrug off this whole problem — C.D.Lewis 2. : …
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QUERULOUS — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN voice ▪ Bech's querulous voice allows Updike to indulge in equal parts of satire …
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