AUDEN

Meaning of AUDEN in English

Au ‧ den, W.H. /ˈɔːdn/ BrE AmE

(1907–73) a British poet who was an important and influential figure in English literature during the 1930s, when be belonged to a group of ↑ left-wing writers. He became a US citizen in 1946.

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AUDEN — biographical name W(ystan) H(ugh) 1907-1973 American (English-born) poet, ~esque adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AUDEN — /awd"n/ , n. W(ystan) H(ugh) /wis"teuhn/ , 1907-73, English poet in the U.S.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AUDEN — biographical name W(ystan) H(ugh) 1907-1973 American (English-born) poet • Au·den·esque ˌȯ-də-ˈnesk adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AUDEN — Auden BrE AmE ˈɔːd ə n ˈɑːd-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AUDEN — ( Wystan Hugh Auden 1907–73) an English poet who wrote poems of many different types, often using traditional forms of …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
AUDEN — Pronunciation: ' o ̇ -d ə n Function: biographical name W(ystan) H(ugh) 1907-1973 American (Eng.-born) poet – Au · den …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AUDEN, W(YSTAN) H(UGH) — born Feb. 21, 1907, York, Yorkshire, Eng. died Sept. 29, 1973, Vienna, Austria British-born U.S. poet and man of letters. …
Английский словарь Британика
AUDEN, W(YSTAN) H(UGH) — born Feb. 21, 1907, York, Yorkshire, Eng. died Sept. 29, 1973, Vienna, Austria English-born poet and man of letters who …
Britannica English vocabulary
AUDEN, W H — Additional reading Charles Osborne, W.H. Auden: The Life of a Poet (1979); and Humphrey Carpenter, W.H. Auden: A Biography (1981), …
Britannica English vocabulary
AUDEN, W.H. — Au ‧ den, W.H. /ˈɔːdn/ BrE AmE (1907–73) a British poet who was an important and influential figure in English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AUDEN, WYSTAN HUGH — born Feb. 21, 1907, York, Yorkshire, Eng. died Sept. 29, 1973, Vienna, Austria British-born U.S. poet and man of letters. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AUDEN, W H — born Feb. 21, 1907, York, Yorkshire, Eng. died Sept. 29, 1973, Vienna, Austria British-born U.S. poet and man of letters. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WYSTAN HUGH AUDEN — ➡ Auden
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
W H AUDEN — ➡ Auden
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
AUDENESQUE — adjective see: Auden
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TERZA RIMA — Verse form consisting of tercets, or three-line stanzas, in which the second line of each rhymes with the first and …
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SPENDER, SIR STEPHEN (HAROLD) — born Feb. 28, 1909, London, Eng. died July 16, 1995, London English poet and critic. While an undergraduate at Oxford, …
Английский словарь Британика
MACNEICE, LOUIS — born Sept. 12, 1907, Belfast, Ire. died Sept. 3, 1963, London, Eng. British poet and playwright. He published his first …
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HUGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Auden Wystan Hugh Chamberlen Hugh Gaitskell Hugh Todd Naylor Hefner Hugh Marston Hugh Capet …
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BALLAD — Form of short narrative folk song. Its distinctive style crystallized in Europe in the late Middle Ages as part of …
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WEAK — I. ˈwēk adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English waike, weike, weke, from Old Norse veikr; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRAGIC — I. ˈtrajik, -jēk adjective Etymology: Latin tragicus, from Greek tragikos of a he-goat, of tragedy, from tragos he-goat + -ikos …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRAFFIC — I. ˈtrafik, -fēk noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French trafique, from Old Italian traffico, from trafficare …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: OBITUARY — Abel, Sidney Gerald Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. Feb. 22, 1918, Melville, Sask.-d. Feb. 8, 2000, Farmington Hills, …
Britannica English vocabulary
MACNEICE, LOUIS — born Sept. 12, 1907, Belfast, Ire. died Sept. 3, 1963, London, Eng. British poet and playwright, a member, with W.H. …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRITTEN, BENJAMIN — born Nov. 22, 1913, Lowestoft, Suffolk, Eng. died Dec. 4, 1976, Aldeburgh, Suffolk in full Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten …
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MENTOR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB become ▪ Auden later became a friend and mentor . ▪ Andy Young, the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MACNEICE, LOUIS — born Sept. 12, 1907, Belfast, Ire. died Sept. 3, 1963, London, Eng. British poet and playwright. He published his first …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ISHERWOOD — (1904–86) an English writer of novels and plays. The musical show Cabaret was based on a story in his 1939 …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CASUAL SEX — noun (Health and Fitness) (Lifestyle and Leisure) (People and Society) Sexual activity between people who are not regular or established …
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