LEACOCK

Meaning of LEACOCK in English

Pronunciation: ' l ē - ˌ käk

Function: biographical name

Stephen Butler 1869-1944 Canad. econ. & humorist

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

LEACOCK — biographical name Stephen Butler 1869-1944 Canadian economist & humorist
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEACOCK — /lee"kok/ , n. Stephen (Butler) , 1869-1944, Canadian humorist and economist.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEACOCK — biographical name Stephen Butler 1869-1944 Canadian economist & humorist
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEACOCK — Leacock BrE AmE ˈliː kɒk ˈleɪ- AmE \ -kɑːk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEACOCK, STEPHEN (BUTLER) — born Dec. 30, 1869, Swanmore, Hampshire, Eng. died March 28, 1944, Toronto, Ont., Can. British-born Canadian writer and lecturer. He …
Английский словарь Британика
LEACOCK, STEPHEN (BUTLER) — born Dec. 30, 1869, Swanmore, Hampshire, Eng. died March 28, 1944, Toronto, Ont., Can. internationally popular Canadian humorist, educator, lecturer, …
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LEACOCK, STEPHEN BUTLER — born Dec. 30, 1869, Swanmore, Hampshire, Eng. died March 28, 1944, Toronto, Ont., Can. British-born Canadian writer and lecturer. He …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LEACOCK, STEPHEN — born Dec. 30, 1869, Swanmore, Hampshire, Eng. died March 28, 1944, Toronto, Ont., Can. British-born Canadian writer and lecturer. He …
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LEACOCK-LEOLA-BAREVILLE — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: Pennsylvania (PA) Total Population (2000): 6625 Total Housing Units (2000): 2506 Land Area …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
STEPHEN — I known as Stephen the Great born 1435 died July 2, 1504 Prince of Moldavia (1457–1504). With the help of …
Английский словарь Британика
BUTLER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Butler Benjamin Franklin Butler Joseph Butler Nicholas Murray Butler Richard Austen baron of Saffron …
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TRADE — I. ˈtrād noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, path, track, course of conduct, from Middle Low German, path, track; …
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SLEEP — I. ˈslēp noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English slep, slepe, from Old English slǣp; akin to Old High German …
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GRACIOUS — ˈgrāshəs adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French gracieus, from Latin gratiosus enjoying favor, beloved, agreeable, from gratia favor, grace …
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AMPLE — ˈampəl, ˈaam-, ˈaim- adjective ( ampler -pələ(r) ; amplest -pələ̇st) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin amplus; probably akin to Latin …
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PARODY — (Greek paroida, a song sung alongside another), in literature, a form of satirical criticism or comic mockery that imitates the …
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CINEMA VERITE — (French: truth cinema), French film movement of the 1960s that showed people in everyday situations with authentic dialogue and naturalness …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: OBITUARY
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ORILLIA — city, Simcoe county, southeastern Ontario, Canada, 60 miles (100 km) north of Toronto, between Lakes Couchiching and Simcoe. The name, …
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NATIVE AMERICAN — also called American Indian, Amerindian, Amerind, or Indian, member of any of the aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, with …
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MONTREAL — French Montral, city, seat of Montral region, Quebec province, southeastern Canada. It is the second most populous metropolitan area of …
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CANADA COMPANY — organization instrumental in colonizing much of the western part of Upper Canada (now Ontario). Many residents of Upper Canada had …
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BRAZIL — Boat traffic on the Amazon River near Gurup, Par state, Brazil. officially Federative Republic of Brazil, Portuguese Repblica Federativa do …
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STEPHEN — n. Stephen of Blois Stephen the Great Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen Austin Stephen Fuller Bechtel Stephen Davison Benét Stephen …
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BUTLER — n. Butler Benjamin Franklin Butler Joseph Butler Nicholas Murray Butler Richard Austen baron of Saffron Walden Butler Samuel James Butler …
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ECONOMIST — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Economists Arrow, Kenneth (American) Lindale, Erik (Swiss) Bagehot, Walter (English) Malthus, Thomas (English) Baruch, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ЛИКОК — (Leacock, Stephen) (1869-1944), канадский писатель, экономист и историк, широко известный абсурдистскими, юмористическими и сатирическими произведениями. Стивен Батлер Ликок родился 30 …
Русский словарь Colier
ADVERTISING MAY BE DESCRIBED AS THE SCIENCE OF ARRESTING THE HUMAN INTELLIGENCE LONG ENOUGH TO GET MONEY FROM IT — О рекламе можно сказать, что это наука затемнять рассудок человека до тех пор, пока ты не получишь от него деньги. …
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