IONESCO

Meaning of IONESCO in English

Pronunciation: ˌ ē - ə - ' nes-( ˌ )k ō

Function: biographical name

Eugène 1909-1994 Fr. (Rom.-born) dram.

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IONESCO — biographical name Eugène 1909-1994 French (Romanian-born) dramatist
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
IONESCO — /yeuh nes"koh, ee euh-/ , n. Eugène Fr. /ue zhen"/ ; Eng. /yooh jeen", yooh"jeen/ , 1912-94, French playwright, born …
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IONESCO — biographical name Eugène 1909-1994 French (Romanian-born) dramatist
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IONESCO — Ionesco BrE AmE ˌi ː ‿ə ˈnesk əʊ -ɒ-; jɒ ˈnesk- AmE -oʊ —French [ jɔ nɛs ko \]
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IONESCO — I ‧ o ‧ nes ‧ co, Eu ‧ gène /ˌiːəˈneskəʊ juːˈʒiːn/ BrE AmE (1912–94) a French writer of plays, …
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IONESCO, EUGÈNE — orig. Eugen Ionescu born Nov. 26, 1909, Slatina, Rom. died March 28, 1994, Paris, France Romanian-born French playwright. He studied …
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IONESCO, EUGNE
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IONESCO, EUGENE — Additional reading Surveys of Ionesco's life and works include Nancy Lane, Understanding Eugne Ionesco (1994); and Deborah B. Gaensbauer, Eugene …
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IONESCO, EUGÈNE — I ‧ o ‧ nes ‧ co, Eu ‧ gène /ˌiːəˈneskəʊ juːˈʒiːn/ BrE AmE (1912–94) a French writer of plays, …
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IONESCO, EUGÈNE — orig. Eugen Ionescu born Nov. 26, 1909, Slatina, Rom. died March 28, 1994, Paris, France Romanian-born French playwright. He studied …
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RICHARDSON, TONY — orig. Cecil Antonio Richardson born June 5, 1928, Shipley, Yorkshire, Eng. died Nov. 14, 1991, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. British …
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OFF-BROADWAY — Small-scale theatrical productions in New York City. The term was first used to refer to experimental plays produced on low …
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BLACK HUMOUR — Humour marked by the use of morbid, ironic, or grotesquely comic episodes that ridicule human folly. The term came into …
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COMEDY — type of drama or other art form the chief object of which, according to modern notions, is to amuse. It …
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BLACK HUMOUR — also called Black Comedy, writing that juxtaposes morbid or ghastly elements with comical ones. Though in 1940 the French Surrealist …
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WITKIEWICZ, STANISLAW IGNACY — born Feb. 24, 1885, Warsaw died Sept. 18, 1939, Jeziory, Wolyna, Pol. byname Witkacy Polish painter, novelist, and playwright. After …
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SLATINA — town, capital, Olt judet (county), southern Romania. It lies along the Olt River, where there once was a fort. The …
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RICHARDSON, TONY — born June 5, 1928, Shipley, Yorkshire, Eng. died Nov. 14, 1991, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. original name Cecil Antonio Richardson …
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POLISH LITERATURE — body of writing in Polish, one of the Slavic languages. The Polish national literature holds an exceptional position in the …
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PLOWRIGHT, JOAN
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PIRANDELLO, LUIGI — born June 28, 1867, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy died Dec. 10, 1936, Rome Pirandello Italian playwright, novelist, and short-story writer, winner …
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OFF-BROADWAY — in the theatre of the United States, small professional productions that have served for years as New York City's alternative …
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MOSTEL, ZERO — born Feb. 28, 1915, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Sept. 8, 1977, Philadelphia, Pa. byname of Samuel Joel Mostel American …
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ABSURD, THEATRE OF THE — dramatic works of certain European and American dramatists of the 1950s and early '60s who agreed with the Existentialist philosopher …
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QUILL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN pen ▪ Other questions - did he have a quill pen , and therefore …
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