LEFT BOOK CLUB

Meaning of LEFT BOOK CLUB in English

a British book club (1936–48). It was started by the publisher Victor Gollancz (1893–1967), and its members received books supporting the left in British politics. It had an important influence on the development of the Labour Party , publishing books such as George Orwell’s The Road to Wigan Pier (1937).

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005

CLUB — [A] n club (as in tennis club, literary club, etc.)
Interlingua English vocab
CLUB — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) book club club moss Cotton Club Feuillants Club Jacobin Club {{link=Sierra Club">Sierra Club Cordeliers …
Английский словарь Британика
BOOK — I Written (or printed) message of considerable length, meant for circulation and recorded on any of various materials that are …
Английский словарь Британика
LEFT — I. ˈleft adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English luft, lift, left, from Old English left, lyft- (as in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLUB — I. ˈkləb noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba; akin to Old High German kolbo …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOK — I. ˈbu̇k noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh book, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEFT — (a.) Situated so that the left side of the body is toward it; as, the left side of a deliberative …
Английский словарь Webster
LEFT — left 1 /left/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or located on or near the side of a person or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLUB — /klub/ , n. , v. , clubbed, clubbing , adj. n. 1. a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOK — — bookless , adj. — booklike , adj. /book/ , n. 1. a written or printed work of fiction or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEFT — n. group of people who hold radical and socialistic political views; left side, side opposite the right; left turn; punch …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LEFT — I. ˈleft adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, weak; akin to Middle Low German lucht left; from the left …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLUB — I. ˈkləb noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba; akin to Old High German kolbo …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOOK — I. ˈbu̇k noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh book, Gothic boka letter …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEFT — impf & ·p.p. of leave. 2. left ·impf & ·p.p. of leave. 3. left ·noun that part of surrounding space …
Webster English vocab
CLUB — vt to beat with a club. 2. club ·vi to drift in a current with an anchor out. 3. club …
Webster English vocab
BOOK — noun a composition, written or printed; a treatise. 2. book ·vt to enter, write, or register in a book or …
Webster English vocab
LEFT — [left] adj [ME, fr. OE, weak; akin to MLG lucht left; fr. the left hand's being the weaker in most …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLUB — [club] n, often attrib [ME clubbe, fr. ON klubba; akin to OHG kolbo club] (13c) 1 a: a heavy usu. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOK — [book] n [ME, fr. OE boc; akin to OHG buoh book, Goth boka letter] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a set …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOK — published work of literature or scholarship; the term has been defined by UNESCO for statistical purposes as a non-periodical printed …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEFT — left BrE AmE left ▶ ˌ left ˈ luggage ˌ office BrE AmE ▶ ˌ left ˈ wing ◂ BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLUB — club BrE AmE klʌb ▷ clubbed klʌbd ▷ clubbing ˈklʌb ɪŋ ▷ clubs klʌbz ▶ ˌ Club ˈ Med BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEFT — / left; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun —see also leave verb ■ adjective [ only before noun ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLUB — / klʌb; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FOR ACTIVITY / SPORT 1. [ C +sing./pl. v . ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOK — / bʊk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PRINTED WORK 1. [ C ] a set of printed pages …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEFT — I. left 1 S1 W1 /left/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'weak' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLUB — I. club 1 S1 W1 /klʌb/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: klubba …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOOK — I. book 1 S1 W1 /bʊk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: boc ] 1 . PRINTED …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOOK — n. & v. --n. 1 a a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLUB
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOOK — n. & v. n. 1 a a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
BOOK — n. & v. --n. 1. a a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one …
Oxford English vocab
LEFT — I. REMAINING /left/ Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Left is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLUB — ( clubs, clubbing, clubbed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A club …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOK — ( books, booking, booked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A book …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEFT — I. REMAINING Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Left is the past …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LEFT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES are better left unsaid (= it is better not to mention them ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLUB — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chess club ▪ a member of the school chess club a club/team record …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a booking fee ( also a service fee American English ) (= a charge …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOK — (TEXT) [noun] [C] - a set of pages that have been fastened together inside a cover to be read or …
Cambridge English vocab
CLUB — n. book club club moss Cotton Club Feuillants Club Jacobin Club Kit Cat Club Sierra Club Cordeliers Club
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOOK — n. Book of Changes book club Book of Common Prayer Book of Kells Book of the Dead comic book Domesday …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LEFT — Synonyms and related words : Gospel side, abandoned, aport, cantorial side, castaway, communistic, counterclockwise, departed, derelict, deserted, discarded, disused, forsaken, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLUB — Synonyms and related words : Elizabethan theater, Globe Theatre, Greek theater, affiliate, agate, alliance, ally, amphitheater, arena theater, associate, association, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLUB — n. billy club club car supper club war club
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LEFT — See ↑ REMAIN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ none left/not any left • ↑ not have any more/not have any left …
Longman Activator English vocab
CLUB — n. 25B6; noun a canoeing club : SOCIETY, association, organization, institution, group, circle, band, body, ring, crew; alliance, league, union. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEFT — adj. 1 left-hand, sinistral, Nautical port, (formerly) larboard, Heraldry sinister In most countries, the driver sits on the left side …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CLUB — n. 1 cudgel, bat, bludgeon, mace, billy, truncheon, baton, staff, stick; cosh, Chiefly US and Canadian blackjack The blow from …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LEFT — I 1. прил. 1) левый left bank ≈ левый берег two left feet ≈ неловкий, неуклюжий человек, ид. руки не …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLUB — I 1. сущ. 1) а) дубинка, дубина; палица (вид древнего оружия) Syn : bludgeon, cudgel б) спорт клюшка; бита; булава …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOK — 1. сущ. 1) книга (материальный объект, состоящий из обложки, страниц и т.д.), том to charge, check a book (out of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEFT — _I 1. left n 1. левая сторона to keep to the left - держаться левой стороны to turn to the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLUB — club.ogg _I 1. klʌb n 1. 1> дубинка 2> дубина, средство устрашения; угроза the club of a nation-wide strike - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOOK — book.ogg 1. bʋk n 1. 1> книга picture book - книжка с картинками to be at one's books - сидеть …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOOK — 1) книга 2) (книжный) блок 3) том документации 4) принимать заказ, регистрировать заказ; заказывать ( билет ) 5) бронировать место …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BOOK — 1) книга 2) (книжный) блок 3) том документации 4) принимать заказ, регистрировать заказ; заказывать (билет) 5) бронировать место (на полет) • - address book - aeronautical reference …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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