AYCKBOURN

Meaning of AYCKBOURN in English

Ayck ‧ bourn, Al ‧ an /ˈeɪkbɔːn $ -bɔːrn, ˈælən/ BrE AmE

(1939–) a British writer of humorous plays such as The Norman Conquests (1974), A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), and Virtual Reality (2000).

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AYCKBOURN — Ayckbourn BrE AmE ˈeɪk bɔːn AmE \ -bɔːrn -boʊrn
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AYCKBOURN — (1939– ) an English writer of many plays for the theatre and television, well known for his cleverly written and …
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AYCKBOURN, SIR ALAN — born April 12, 1939, London, Eng. British playwright. He began acting with the Stephen Joseph Co. in Scarborough, Yorkshire, where …
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AYCKBOURN, ALAN — born April 12, 1939, London, Eng. successful and prolific British playwright, whose worksmostly farces and comediesdeal with marital and class …
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AYCKBOURN, ALAN — Ayck ‧ bourn, Al ‧ an /ˈeɪkbɔːn $ -bɔːrn, ˈælən/ BrE AmE (1939–) a British writer of humorous plays such …
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AYCKBOURN, SIR ALAN — born April 12, 1939, London, Eng. British playwright. He began acting with the Stephen Joseph Co. in Scarborough, Yorkshire, where …
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ALAN AYCKBOURN — ➡ Ayckbourn
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SIR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Ahmad Khan Sir Sayyid Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Alma …
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ALAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Arthur Chester Alan Ayckbourn Sir Alan Bennett Alan Dershowitz Alan Morton Greenspan Alan Hazeltine …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: PERFORMING-ARTS
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: PERFORMING-ARTS
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: PERFORMING-ARTS: SPECIAL REPORT
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: PERFORMING-ARTS: PERFORMING ...
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TERM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a jail term (= period of time in jail ) ▪ He served only …
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SERENE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Jan looked out over a serene landscape of gentle hills. ▪ She had a …
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RENOWNED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB internationally ▪ Scarborough Group enticed internationally renowned playwright Alan Ayckbourn into posing for a …
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POSE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pose a hazard (= be a possible hazard ) ▪ It was not known …
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PHOTOGRAPH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a passport photograph/photo a wedding photograph/picture ▪ my mother’s old wedding photographs compromising letter/photograph/picture …
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JUST
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INTERNATIONALLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES internationally respected ▪ He was an internationally respected figure. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE competitive …
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FUNNY
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FOR
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FASTEN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fasten a button ▪ Small children can't fasten their own buttons. securely locked/fastened/attached/held etc ▪ …
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EXEMPLARY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN damages ▪ The writer knows of no case prior to 1964 in which exemplary …
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CARGO — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cargo plane (= for carrying goods ) ▪ cargo planes carrying emergency supplies for …
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SIR — Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Ahmad Khan Sir Sayyid Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Alma Tadema Sir Lawrence Amis Sir Kingsley …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ALAN — n. Arthur Chester Alan Ayckbourn Sir Alan Bennett Alan Dershowitz Alan Morton Greenspan Alan Hazeltine Louis Alan Heeger Alan J. …
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DRAMATIST — n. 25B6; noun PLAYWRIGHT, writer, scriptwriter, screenwriter, scenarist, dramaturge. See list. Dramatists Aeschylus (Greek) Lessing, Gotthold (German) Albee, Edward (American) …
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DRAMA — noun BAD : After the meal, we went to see a drama at the Cambridge Theatre. GOOD : After the …
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