LESSING

Meaning of LESSING in English

Pronunciation: ' le-si ŋ

Function: biographical name

Doris (May) 1919- Doris May Tayler Brit. writer

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LESSING — I. biographical name Doris (May) 1919- Doris May Tayler British writer, II. biographical name Gotthold Ephraim 1729-1781 German critic & …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LESSING — /les"ing/ , n. 1. Doris (May) , born 1919, British novelist. 2. Gotthold Ephraim /gawt"hawlt ay"frddah im/ , 1729-81, German …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LESSING — n. family name; Gotthold Ephraim (1729-1781), German philosopher and playwright (famous for his play "Nathan the Wise")
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LESSING — I. ˈle-siŋ biographical name Doris (May) 1919- Doris May Tayler British writer II. biographical name Gotthold Ephraim 1729-1781 German critic …
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LESSING — Lessing BrE AmE ˈles ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LESSING — Les ‧ sing, Dor ‧ is /ˈlesɪŋ, ˈdɒrəs $ ˈdɔː-/ BrE AmE (1919–) a British writer of ↑ novel s …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LESSING — (1919– ) a British writer, born in Iran. Her early novels, e.g. The Grass is Singing (1950), used the background …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
LESSING — Лессинг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LESSING — n. Function: biographical name Gotthold Ephraim 1729-1781 Ger. critic & dram.
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LESSING, GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM — born Jan. 22, 1729, Kamenz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony died Feb. 15, 1781, Braunschweig, Brunswick German playwright and critic. After writing …
Английский словарь Британика
LESSING, DORIS (MAY) — orig. Doris May Tayler born Oct. 22, 1919, Kermānshāh, Iran British novelist and short-story writer. She lived on a farm …
Английский словарь Британика
LESSING, GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM — born Jan. 22, 1729, Kamenz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony died Feb. 15, 1781, Braunschweig, Brunswick German dramatist, critic, and writer on …
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LESSING, DORIS (MAY) — born Oct. 22, 1919, Kermanshah, Iran British writer whose novels and short stories are largely concerned with people involved in …
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LESSING, DORIS — Les ‧ sing, Dor ‧ is /ˈlesɪŋ, ˈdɒrəs $ ˈdɔː-/ BrE AmE (1919–) a British writer of ↑ novel s …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LESSING, GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM — born Jan. 22, 1729, Kamenz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony died Feb. 15, 1781, Braunschweig, Brunswick German playwright and critic. After writing …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LESSING, DORIS MAY — orig. Doris May Tayler born Oct. 22, 1919, Kerm 0101; nsh 0101; h, Iran British novelist and short-story writer. She …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LESSING, DORIS — orig. Doris May Tayler born Oct. 22, 1919, Kerm 0101; nsh 0101; h, Iran British novelist and short-story writer. She …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DORIS LESSING — ➡ Lessing
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
LESSING, GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM — (1729-1781) German philosopher; rejected biblical revelation; prepared way for critical study of Bible and liberal theology
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MENDELSSOHN, MOSES — orig. Moses ben Menachem born Sept. 26, 1729, Dessau, Anhalt died Jan. 4, 1786, Berlin, Prussia German Jewish philosopher and …
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MAY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Fifth of May May beetle Lessing Doris May Doris May Tayler May Day May …
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GLASS, PHILIP — born Jan. 31, 1937, Baltimore, Md., U.S. U.S. composer. He studied mathematics and philosophy at the University of Chicago and …
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FAUST — Legendary German necromancer or astrologer who sold his soul to the devil for knowledge and power. There was a historical …
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EPHRAIM — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Burchfield Charles Ephraim Karo Joseph ben Ephraim Lessing Gotthold Ephraim
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DORIS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Day Doris Doris von Kappelhoff Humphrey Doris Lessing Doris May Doris May Tayler
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BURKE, EDMUND — born January 12?, 1729, Dublin, Ire. died July 9, 1797, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, Eng. British parliamentarian, orator, and political philosopher. The …
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SUM UP — I. transitive verb 1. : to be the sum of : bring to a total 10 victories summed up his …
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NICOLAI, FRIEDRICH — born March 18, 1733, Berlin, Prussia died Jan. 8, 1811, Berlin in full Christoph Friedrich Nicolai writer and bookseller who, …
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MENDELSSOHN, MOSES — born Sept. 26, 1729, Dessau, Anhalt died Jan. 4, 1786, Berlin, Prussia Moses Mendelssohn, lithograph after a portrait by Anton …
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JACOBI, FRIEDRICH HEINRICH — born Jan. 25, 1743, Dsseldorf, duchy of Berg died March 10, 1819, Munich, Bavaria German philosopher, major exponent of the …
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