LAWRENCE, D. H.

Meaning of LAWRENCE, D. H. in English

Law ‧ rence, D. H. /ˈlɒrəns $ ˈlɔː- ˈlɑː-/ BrE AmE

(1885–1930) a British writer known especially for his stories of life in industrial society, in which his characters show strong emotion and sexual desire. His best-known books are ↑ Sons and Lovers , ↑ Women in Love , and ↑ Lady Chatterley's Lover . Several of his books were considered ↑ obscene (=offensive because of their sexual descriptions) when they were written, and Lady Chatterley's Lover could not be bought in the UK until 1960.

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LAWRENCE, D.H. — born Sept. 11, 1885, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, Eng. died March 2, 1930, Vence, France D.H. Lawrence in full David Herbert Lawrence …
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LAWRENCE, D.H — Additional reading A critical edition of Lawrence's works is being published by Cambridge University Press (1980 ); these texts use …
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LAWRENCE, D H — born Sept. 11, 1885, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, Eng. died March 2, 1930, Vence, France English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and essayist. …
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LAWRENCE — I. biographical name David 1888-1973 American journalist, II. biographical name D(avid) H(erbert) 1885-1930 English novelist, Lawrencian or Lawrentian or Laurentian …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LAWRENCE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Lawrence Cecil Adler Alma Tadema Sir Lawrence Ashbery John Lawrence Lawrence Peter Berra Durrell …
Английский словарь Британика
H — I. ˈāch noun ( plural h's or hs ˈāchə̇z) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the eighth letter …
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D — I. ˈdē noun ( plural d's or ds ˈdēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the fourth letter …
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-D — I. abbreviation -ed I — used especially in standard abbreviations of the past and past participle forms of certain verbs …
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'D — (ə)d verb Etymology: contraction of had, would, did 1. : had they' d gone 2. a. : would I he' …
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D' — “dʸy” is d(ə)y or y or j in sense 1, j in sense 2 verb Etymology: by contraction 1. : …
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LAWRENCE — /lawr"euhns, lor"-/ , n. 1. D(avid) H(erbert) , 1885-1930, English novelist. 2. Ernest O(rlando) , 1901-58, U.S. physicist: inventor of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
H — 1. hard. 2. Gram. head. 3. Elect. henry. 4. Slang. heroin. 5. high. Symbol. 1. the eighth in order or …
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'D — 1. contraction of had: I was glad they'd gone. 2. contraction of did: Where'd they go? 3. contraction of should …
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D' — d' 1 prep. 1. de (used in French names as an elided form of de ): Charles Louis d'Albert. 2. …
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LAWRENCE — n. male first name; family name; T. E. Lawrence "Lawrence of Arabia" (1888-1935), British soldier and writer who worked to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
H — I. ˈāch noun ( plural h's or hs ˈā-chəz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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D — I. ˈdē noun ( plural d's or ds ˈdēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAWRENCE — I. ˈlȯr-ən(t)s, ˈlär- biographical name David 1888-1973 American journalist II. biographical name D(avid) H(erbert) 1885-1930 English novelist • Law·renc·ian lȯ-ˈren(t)-sē-ən …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
H — the seventh degree in the diatonic scale, being used by the germans for b natural. ·see b. 2. h ·- …
Webster English vocab
D — as a numeral d stands for 500. in this use it is not the initial of any word, or even …
Webster English vocab
H — H 1 (also h ) ■ noun ( plural Hs or H's ) 1》 the eighth letter of the alphabet. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
D — D 1 (also d ) ■ noun ( plural Ds or D's ) 1》 the fourth letter of the alphabet. …
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H — [h] abbreviation half, harbor, hard, hardness, hecto-, height, high, hit, horse, hour, humidity, hundred, Hungary, husband H abbreviation Hamiltonian, henry, …
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LAWRENCE — city, Essex county, northeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies along the Merrimack River, 26 miles (42 km) north of Boston. The …
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H — H, h BrE AmE eɪtʃ § heɪtʃ —The form heɪtʃ is standard in Irish English, but traditionally not in British …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-'D — -'d BrE AmE d —This contracted form of had and would is used only after words (usually pronouns) ending in …
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D' — d' BrE d —This contracted form of do is found principally in d'you djuː, ⇨dʒuː, dʒə
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D — D, d BrE AmE diː ▷ D's, d's, Ds diːz —Communications code name: Delta
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H — (also h ) / eɪtʃ; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Hs , H's , h's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
D — / diː; NAmE / noun , abbreviation , symbol ■ noun (also d ) [ C , U ] ( …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAWRENCE — I. Law ‧ rence, D. H. /ˈlɒrəns $ ˈlɔː- ˈlɑː-/ BrE AmE (1885–1930) a British writer known especially for his …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
H — H BrE AmE , h /eɪtʃ/ noun ( plural H’s , h’s ) [uncountable and countable] the eighth letter of …
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D — d. ( also d British English ) 1 . the written abbreviation of died : John Keats d. 1821 2 …
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D — D BrE AmE , d /diː/ ( plural D’s , d’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the fourth …
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-'D — -'d /d/ 1 . the short form of ‘would’: I asked if she’d be willing to help. 2 . the …
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H — n. (also h) (pl. Hs or H's) 1 the eighth letter of the alphabet (see AITCH). 2 anything having the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
H — n. (also h) (pl. Hs or H's) 1 the eighth letter of the alphabet (see AITCH). 2 anything having the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
H — 1. n. (also h) (pl. Hs or H's) 1. the eighth letter of the alphabet (see AITCH). 2 anything having …
Oxford English vocab
D — 1. n. (also d) (pl. Ds or D's) 1. the fourth letter of the alphabet. 2 Mus. the second note …
Oxford English vocab
-’D — Pronounced /-d/ after a vowel sound and /-əd/ after a consonant sound. 1. -’d is a spoken form of ‘had’, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
D — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES chargé d'affaires coup d'état D and C hors d'oeuvre maitre d' objet d'art R & …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAWRENCE — n. Herbert Lawrence Block Lawrence Cecil Adler Alma Tadema Sir Lawrence Ashbery John Lawrence Lawrence Peter Berra Durrell Lawrence George …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAWRENCE — Classification: County Located in: Tennessee (TN) Total Population (2000): 39926 Total Housing Units (2000): 16821 Land Area (square meters): 1598463649 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
LAWRENCE — Classification: County Located in: South Dakota (SD) Total Population (2000): 21802 Total Housing Units (2000): 10427 Land Area (square meters): …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: County Located in: Pennsylvania (PA) Total Population (2000): 94643 Total Housing Units (2000): 39635 Land Area (square meters): 933588910 …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: County Located in: Ohio (OH) Total Population (2000): 62319 Total Housing Units (2000): 27189 Land Area (square meters): 1178335424 …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: Village Located in: New York (NY) Total Population (2000): 6522 Total Housing Units (2000): 2287 Land Area (square meters): …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: Village Located in: Nebraska (NE) Total Population (2000): 312 Total Housing Units (2000): 167 Land Area (square meters): 1074351 …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: County Located in: Missouri (MO) Total Population (2000): 35204 Total Housing Units (2000): 14789 Land Area (square meters): 1587858749 …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: County Located in: Mississippi (MS) Total Population (2000): 13258 Total Housing Units (2000): 5688 Land Area (square meters): 1115321358 …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: Village Located in: Michigan (MI) Total Population (2000): 1059 Total Housing Units (2000): 434 Land Area (square meters): 4568079 …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: City Located in: Massachusetts (MA) Total Population (2000): 72043 Total Housing Units (2000): 25601 Land Area (square meters): 18025690 …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: County Located in: Kentucky (KY) Total Population (2000): 15569 Total Housing Units (2000): 7040 Land Area (square meters): 1084622342 …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: City Located in: Kansas (KS) Total Population (2000): 80098 Total Housing Units (2000): 32761 Land Area (square meters): 72807016 …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: County Located in: Indiana (IN) Total Population (2000): 45922 Total Housing Units (2000): 20560 Land Area (square meters): 1162466015 …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: City Located in: Indiana (IN) Total Population (2000): 38915 Total Housing Units (2000): 16292 Land Area (square meters): 52012050 …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: County Located in: Illinois (IL) Total Population (2000): 15452 Total Housing Units (2000): 7014 Land Area (square meters): 963433244 …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: County Located in: Arkansas (AR) Total Population (2000): 17774 Total Housing Units (2000): 8085 Land Area (square meters): 1519202550 …
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LAWRENCE — Classification: County Located in: Alabama (AL) Total Population (2000): 34803 Total Housing Units (2000): 15009 Land Area (square meters): 1795852273 …
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H — 1. A simple markup language intended for quick conversion of existing text to hypertext . 2. A method of marking …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
LAWRENCE — I . D H Lawrence ( David Herbert Lawrence 1885–1930) an English writer of novels, short stories and poetry. His …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
H — [from SF fandom] A method of `marking' common words, i.e., calling attention to the fact that they are being used …
Jargon File English vocabulary
LAWRENCE — сущ. = Laurence Лоренс
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAWRENCE — сущ. = Laurence Лоренс
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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