MAUGHAM

Meaning of MAUGHAM in English

(1874–1965)

an English writer thought to be one of the best writers of short stories in the English language. He also wrote plays and novels, including Of Human Bondage (1915) and Cakes and Ale (1930). Many of his stories are about human weakness.

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MAUGHAM — biographical name (William) Somerset 1874-1965 English novelist & dramatist
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MAUGHAM — /mawm/ , n. W(illiam) Somerset /sum"euhr set', -sit/ , 1874-1965, English novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAUGHAM — n. family name; William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English playwright and novelist
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MAUGHAM — biographical name (William) Somerset 1874-1965 English novelist & dramatist
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MAUGHAM — Maugham BrE AmE mɔːm mɑːm (!) —occasionally also ˈmɒf ə m ‖ ˈmɔːf-, ˈmɑːf-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MAUGHAM — Maugham, Somerset /mɔːm/ BrE AmE (1874–1965) a British writer of novels, and especially short stories, who is considered to be …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAUGHAM — n. Pronunciation: ' mo ̇ m Function: biographical name (William) Somerset 1874-1965 Eng. nov. & dram.
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MAUGHAM, W(ILLIAM) SOMERSET — born Jan. 25, 1874, Paris, France died Dec. 16, 1965, Nice English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer. He abandoned a …
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W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM — n. William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English playwright and novelist
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MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET — born Jan. 25, 1874, Paris, Fr. died Dec. 16, 1965, Nice in full William Somerset Maugham English novelist, playwright, and …
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MAUGHAM, ROBIN — born May 17, 1916, London, Eng. died March 13, 1981, Brighton byname of Robert Cecil Romer Maugham, 2nd Viscount Maugham …
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SOMERSET MAUGHAM — Somerset Maugham, W. BrE AmE ⇨ see ↑ Maugham, Somerset
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMERSET MAUGHAM, W. — Somerset Maugham, W. BrE AmE ⇨ see ↑ Maugham, Somerset
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAUGHAM, SOMERSET — Maugham, Somerset /mɔːm/ BrE AmE (1874–1965) a British writer of novels, and especially short stories, who is considered to be …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAUGHAM, WILLIAM SOMERSET — born Jan. 25, 1874, Paris, France died Dec. 16, 1965, Nice English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer. He abandoned a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MAUGHAM, W SOMERSET — born Jan. 25, 1874, Paris, France died Dec. 16, 1965, Nice English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer. He abandoned a …
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SOMERSET MAUGHAM — ➡ Maugham
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SOMERSET — I Administrative (pop., 2001: 498,093), geographic, and historic county, southwestern England. Its county seat is Taunton . The remains of …
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ROMAN À CLEF — (French; " novel with a key ") Novel that has the extraliterary interest of portraying identifiable people more or less …
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TURN
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SIMPLE — I. ˈsimpəl adjective ( simpler -p(ə)lə(r) ; simplest -p(ə)lə̇st) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, plain, uncomplicated, artless, from Latin …
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NEAT — I. ˈnēt, usu -ēd.+V noun ( plural neat ) Etymology: Middle English net, neet, from Old English nēat; akin to …
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MOTION, ANDREW — born October 26, 1952, London, England in full Andrew Peter Motion British poet, biographer, and novelist, especially noted for his …
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HEINEMANN, WILLIAM — born May 18, 1863, Surbiton, Surrey, Eng. died Oct. 5, 1920, London English publisher whose firm published outstanding contemporary fiction …
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CORNELL, KATHARINE — born Feb. 16, 1893, Berlin, Ger. died June 9, 1974, Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, Mass., U.S. one of the most …
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COOPER, DAME GLADYS — married name Dame Gladys Merivale born Dec. 18, 1888, Lewisham, London died Nov. 17, 1971, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Eng. popular British …
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