STERNE

Meaning of STERNE in English

(1713–68)

a British author, born in Ireland. He spent most of his life as a Church of England priest in Yorkshire . He is best known for his novel Tristram Shandy , one of the most unusual and humorous books in English literature.

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STERNE — biographical name Laurence 1713-1768 British novelist
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STERNE — /sterrn/ , n. Laurence , 1713-68, English clergyman and novelist.
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STERNE — biographical name Laurence 1713-1768 British novelist
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STERNE — Sterne BrE AmE stɜːn AmE \ stɝːn
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STERNE — Sterne, Laur ‧ ence /stɜːn $ stɜːrn, ˈlɒrəns $ ˈlɔː-/ BrE AmE (1713–68) an Irish writer, best known for his …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STERNE — Pronunciation: ' st ə rn Function: biographical name Laurence 1713-1768 Brit. nov.
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STERNE, LAURENCE — born Nov. 24, 1713, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ire. died March 18, 1768, London, Eng. English novelist and humorist. Sterne was …
Английский словарь Британика
STERNE, LAURENCE — born Nov. 24, 1713, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ire. died March 18, 1768, London, Eng. Sterne, detail of an oil painting …
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STERNE, LAURENCE — Sterne, Laur ‧ ence /stɜːn $ stɜːrn, ˈlɒrəns $ ˈlɔː-/ BrE AmE (1713–68) an Irish writer, best known for his …
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STERNE, LAURENCE — born Nov. 24, 1713, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ire. died March 18, 1768, London, Eng. English novelist and humorist. Sterne was …
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LAURENCE STERNE — ➡ Sterne
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STERN — a. severi (-tá)s rigorosi; n. sterne
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ASTERN — a sterne, a dorse
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ABAFT — a, vers li sterne
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ROWLANDSON, THOMAS — born July 1756, London, Eng. died April 22, 1827, London British caricaturist. The son of a merchant, he studied at …
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LAURENCE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Doctorow Edgar Laurence Dunbar Paul Laurence Laurence Margaret Saint Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Baron …
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ANTINOVEL — Type of avant-garde novel that departs from traditional novelistic conventions by ignoring such elements as plot, dialogue, and human interest. …
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WHAT — I. (|)(h)wä]t, (|)(h)wə] also (|)(h)wȯ]; usu ]d.+V pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who; akin …
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WASTE
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THRUM — I. ˈthrəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -thrum (as in tungethrum ligament of the tongue); …
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THOROUGH-STITCH — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: probably from the phrase thorough stitch from thorough (I) + stitch, n. archaic : all the …
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TEMPER
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TALL — I. ˈtȯl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, ready, handsome, brave, probably from Old English getæl quick, ready; akin …
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SUPPLE — I. ˈsəpəl, ÷ˈsüp- adjective ( usually suppler -p(ə)lə(r ; usually supplest -p(ə)lə̇st) Etymology: Middle English souple, from Old French, yielding, …
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STERN — I. ˈstərn, ˈstə̄n noun ( -s ) Etymology: from (assumed) Middle English sterne, from Old English stearn, a bird, probably …
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STATUARY — I. ˈstachəˌwerē noun ( -es ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin statuaria, from feminine of statuarius of a statue; …
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SHANDEAN — I. adjective also shan·de·ian ˈshandēən, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ; or shan·dy·an ˈshandēən Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: shandean, shandyan from Tristram Shandy (1760-67), …
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RUST
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PROJECTILE — I. prəˈjekt ə l, -kˌtīl, -k(ˌ)til, prōˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from neuter of projectilis, adjective 1. …
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SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE — the body of written works produced in the group of languages spoken by the inhabitants of Denmark, the Faeroe Islands, …
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