GORDIMER

Meaning of GORDIMER in English

Gor ‧ di ‧ mer, Na ‧ dine /ˈɡɔːdəməʳ, ˈɡɔːdɪməʳ $ ˈɡɔːr-, nəˈdiːn/ BrE AmE

(1923–) a South African writer, whose novels include The Conservationist and The Pickup . She won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991.

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GORDIMER — biographical name Nadine 1923- South African writer
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GORDIMER — biographical name Nadine 1923- South African writer
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GORDIMER — Gordimer BrE AmE ˈɡɔːd ɪm ə § -əm ə AmE ˈɡɔːrd əm ə r
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GORDIMER — Pronunciation: ' go ̇ r-d ə -m ə r Function: biographical name Nadine 1923- So. African writer
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GORDIMER, NADINE — born Nov. 20, 1923, Springs, Transvaal, S.Af. South African writer. The daughter of Jewish immigrants, she published her first book, …
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GORDIMER, NADINE — born Nov. 20, 1923, Springs, Transvaal, S.Af. Nadine Gordimer, 1991. South African novelist and short-story writer whose major theme was …
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GORDIMER, NADINE — Gor ‧ di ‧ mer, Na ‧ dine /ˈɡɔːdəməʳ, ˈɡɔːdɪməʳ $ ˈɡɔːr-, nəˈdiːn/ BrE AmE (1923–) a South African writer, …
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GORDIMER, NADINE — born Nov. 20, 1923, Springs, Transvaal, S.Af. South African writer. The daughter of Jewish immigrants, she published her first book, …
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SYNONYM — ˈsinəˌnim noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sinonyme, from Latin synonymum, from Greek synōnymon, from neuter of synōnymos synonymous …
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SAPLESS — ˈsaplə̇s adjective Etymology: sap (I) + -less 1. a. : destitute of sap or other vital juices : dry the …
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PUTRESCENT — -nt adjective Etymology: Latin putrescent-, putrescens, present part of putrescere to grow rotten, putrefy, incho. of putrēre to be rotten …
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HIGH-STEP — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: back-formation from high-stepper : to move with a high step high-stepping across the sand — Nadine …
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CAT'S CRADLE — noun 1. : a game in which an endless string looped in a cradlelike pattern on the fingers of one …
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BUNCHY — ˈbənchē, -chi adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: bunch (I) + -y 1. a. : protruding or swelling out in a …
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HUMANITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE essential ▪ His essential humanity had always shone through. great ▪ And as that …
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