DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY

Meaning of DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY in English

ˌDictionary of ˌNational Biˈography, The BrE AmE ( also the DNB )

a book produced in the UK which contains short accounts of the lives of important people in British history and society, arranged in alphabetical order

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY — ( abbr the DNB ) a book in many volumes containing the life stories of famous British people from the …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY — Национальный биографический словарь (многотомный; содержит сведения о наиболее известных деятелях Великобритании. Издаётся с 1882)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY — "Национальный биографический словарь" (многотомный; содержит сведения о наиболее известных деятелях Великобритании. Издаётся с 1882)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
BIOGRAPHY — biography : Life Story ( plural biographies ) n 1.Account of somebodys life: an account of somebodys life, for example, …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
BIOGRAPHY — biyograpiya
English-Visayan vocabulary
BIOGRAPHY — noun (plural -phies) Etymology: Late Greek biographia, from Greek bi- + -graphia -graphy Date: 1683 a usually written history of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NATIONAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) National Biscuit Company National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Broadcasting Co. Acadia National Park …
Английский словарь Британика
DICTIONARY — Reference work that lists words, usually in alphabetical order, and gives their meanings and often other information such as pronunciations, …
Английский словарь Британика
BIOGRAPHY — Form of nonfictional literature whose subject is the life of an individual. The earliest biographical writings probably were funeral speeches …
Английский словарь Британика
NATIONAL — I. ˈnashən ə l, -shnəl, -ˈnaash-, ˈnaish- adjective Etymology: Middle French, from nation + -al 1. : of or relating …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DICTIONARY — I. ˈdikshəˌnerē, -ri noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Late Latin diction-, dictio word …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIOGRAPHY — I. bīˈägrəfē, -fi also bēˈä- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Late Greek biographia, from Greek bio- bi- (II) + -graphia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DICTIONARY — (n.) Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system or province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically; as, a dictionary …
Английский словарь Webster
BIOGRAPHY — (n.) Biographical writings in general.
Английский словарь Webster
BIOGRAPHY — (n.) The written history of a person's life.
Английский словарь Webster
DICTIONARY — ( n. ) Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system or province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BIOGRAPHY — ( n. ) The written history of a person's life.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BIOGRAPHY — ( n. ) Biographical writings in general.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NATIONAL — — nationally , adv. /nash"euh nl, nash"neuhl/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or maintained by a nation as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DICTIONARY — /dik"sheuh ner'ee/ , n. , pl. dictionaries . 1. a book containing a selection of the words of a language, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIOGRAPHY — /buy og"reuh fee, bee-/ , n. , pl. biographies . 1. a written account of another person's life: the biography …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIOGRAPHY — n. life story, account of a person's life written by another person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BIOGRAPHY — bē- noun ( plural -phies ) Etymology: Late Greek biographia, from Greek bi- + -graphia -graphy Date: 1683 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DICTIONARY — noun a book containing the words of a language, arranged alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon; a vocabulary; …
Webster English vocab
BIOGRAPHY — noun biographical writings in general. 2. biography ·noun the written history of a person's life.
Webster English vocab
BIOGRAPHY — ■ noun ( plural biographies ) an account of someone's life written by someone else. Derivatives biographer noun Origin C17: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DICTIONARY — reference book that lists words in order and gives their meanings. In dictionaries of Western languages, the words are given …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIOGRAPHY — form of nonfictional literature, the subject of which is the life of an individual. In general, the form is considered …
Britannica English vocabulary
NATIONAL — national BrE AmE ˈnæʃ ə n‿ ə l ▷ national|s z ▶ ˌ national ˈ anthem BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NATIONAL — / ˈnæʃnəl; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] 1. connected with a particular nation; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DICTIONARY — / ˈdɪkʃənri; NAmE -neri/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. a book that gives a list of the words of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIOGRAPHY — / baɪˈɒgrəfi; NAmE -ˈɑːg-/ noun [ C , U ] ( pl. -ies ) the story of a person's life …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NATIONAL — I. na ‧ tion ‧ al 1 S1 W1 /ˈnæʃ ə nəl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NATIONAL — National, the BrE AmE 1 . the ↑ Grand National 2 . the ↑ National Theatre
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DICTIONARY — dic ‧ tion ‧ a ‧ ry /ˈdɪkʃən ə ri $ -neri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural dictionaries ) [countable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIOGRAPHY — bi ‧ og ‧ ra ‧ phy /baɪˈɒɡrəfi $ -ˈɑːɡ-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural biographies ) [ Date: 1600-1700 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NATIONAL
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DICTIONARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a book that lists (usu. in alphabetical order) and explains the words of a language or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NATIONAL
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DICTIONARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a book that lists (usu. in alphabetical order) and explains the words of a language or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NATIONAL
Oxford English vocab
DICTIONARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a book that lists (usu. in alphabetical order) and explains the words of a language or …
Oxford English vocab
NATIONAL — ( nationals) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. National means relating to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DICTIONARY — ( dictionaries) A dictionary is a book in which the words and phrases of a language are listed alphabetically, together …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIOGRAPHY — ( biographies) 1. A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else. N-COUNT : oft …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIOGRAPHY — (biographies) 1. A ~ of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else. N-COUNT: oft with poss …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NATIONAL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DICTIONARY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the dictionary definition ▪ Some doctors don’t accept the dictionary definition of euthanasia, and want …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIOGRAPHY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE new ▪ Warren Rudman in a candid new biography . ▪ I also reported …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DICTIONARY — [noun] [C] - a book in which words are listed alphabetically and their meanings, either in the same language or …
Cambridge English vocab
BIOGRAPHY — [noun] - the life story of a person written by someone elseFamous people often have several very different biographies written …
Cambridge English vocab
DICTIONARY — n. Reference work that lists words, usually in alphabetical order, and gives their meanings and often other information such as …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIOGRAPHY — n. Form of nonfictional literature whose subject is the life of an individual. The earliest biographical writings probably were funeral …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NATIONAL — National Railroad Passenger Corp. National Biscuit Company National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Broadcasting Co. Acadia National Park African National …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DICTIONARY — Synonyms and related words : biographical dictionary, cant, chemical dictionary, desk dictionary, dialect dictionary, dictionary of quotations, electronics dictionary, etymological …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DICTIONARY — This is where all words are found. Example: Can't find that word in the dictionary? Try the pseudodictionary, mate.
Slang English vocab
BIOGRAPHY — n. Function: noun a more or less detailed account of the events and circumstances of a person's life FF1C; wrote …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIOGRAPHY — noun a more or less detailed account of the events and circumstances of a person's life wrote a biography of …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DICTIONARY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ comprehensive , unabridged ▪ electronic , online ▪ picture ▪ pocket ▪ English , French …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BIOGRAPHY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ authorized , official ▪ unauthorized , unofficial ▪ brief , potted ( BrE ), short ▪ The …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NATIONAL — n. 25B6; adjective national politics : STATE, public, federal, governmental; civic, civil, domestic, internal. a national strike : NATIONWIDE, countrywide, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NATIONAL — 1. прил. 1) народный, национальный, относящийся к какой-л. нации national feelings ≈ национальные чувства national self-determination ≈ национальное самоопределение national …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DICTIONARY — сущ. словарь to compile a dictionary ≈ составлять словарь to expand, revise, update a dictionary ≈ расширять/обновлять словарь to consult …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIOGRAPHY — биография; жизнеописание biography биография
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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