BARZUN

Meaning of BARZUN in English

/bahr"zun/ , n.

Jacques (Martin) , born 1907, U.S. historian, educator, and writer, born in France.

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BARZUN, JACQUES — born Nov. 30, 1907, Crteil, France French-born American teacher, historian, and author who influenced higher education in the United States …
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WORSHIP — I. ˈwərshə̇p, ˈwə̄sh-, ˈwəish- noun Etymology: Middle English worschipe, worshipe, from Old English weorthscipe, from weorth worthy + -scipe -ship …
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WHEN — I. (|)hwen, (|)wen, _(h)wən adverb Etymology: Middle English when, whan, from Old English hwenne, hwanne; akin to Old Frisian hwenne …
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WELL — I. ˈwel noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English welle, from Old English (northern & Midland dialect) welle; akin to …
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VOGUE — I. ˈvōg noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, action of rowing, course, fashion, vogue, from Old Italian voga, from …
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UNIQUE — I. yüˈnēk, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: French, from Latin unicus sole, single, unique, from unus one + …
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TOLERABLE — I. ˈtäl(ə)rəbəl, -älərb-, dial -äləb- adjective Etymology: Middle English tollerabill, from Latin tolerabilis, from tolerare to endure, put up with …
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TIME — I. ˈtīm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English time, tyme, from Old English tīma, tȳma; akin to Old Norse …
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TENDER — I. ten·der ˈtendə(r) adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French tendre, from Latin tener tender, young; probably …
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STUMBLE — I. ˈstəmbəl verb ( stumbled ; stumbled ; stumbling -b(ə)liŋ ; stumbles ) Etymology: Middle English stumblen, stomblen, probably of …
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SNICKER — I. ˈsnikə(r) verb or snig·ger ˈsnigə(r) ( snickered or sniggered ; snickered or sniggered ; snickering -k(ə)riŋ ; or sniggering …
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SKULL — I. ˈskəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English skulle, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish skulle skull; probably akin …
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SHUFFLE — I. ˈshəfəl verb ( shuffled ; shuffled ; shuffling -f(ə)liŋ ; shuffles ) Etymology: perhaps irregular from shove (I) + …
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RIGHT — I. ˈrīt, usu -īd.+V adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English riht, right, from Old English riht; akin to …
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PARK — I. ˈpärk, ˈpȧk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French parc enclosure, enclosure for animals, park, from …
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MORAL — I. ˈmȯrəl, ˈmärəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin moralis, from mor-, mos custom + -alis -al …
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LIMBER — I. lim·ber ˈlimbə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lymour 1. now dialect England : the shaft of a …
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GUESS — I. ˈges verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English gessen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic gizka to guess, …
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GET AROUND — I. phrasal 1. : to get the better of : circumvent a small group of aggressive citizens has managed to …
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FUGITIVE — I. ˈfyüjəd.iv, -ətiv adjective Etymology: Middle English fugitif, fugitive, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fugitif, from Latin fugitivus, …
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DURING — I. ˈd(y)u̇riŋ, -ür-, -rēŋ preposition Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of duren to last — more at dure 1. …
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CURE — I. ˈkyu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English (also, care), from Old French, from Medieval Latin & Latin; …
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COMMON — I. ˈkämən adjective ( often -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English commun, comon, from Old French commun, comun, from Latin communis …
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COAX — I. coax ˈkōks verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: earlier cokes, from cokes, n. transitive verb 1. obsolete : to make …
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WORMY — ˈwərmē, ˈwə̄m-, ˈwəim-, -mi adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from worm (I) + -y 1. : attacked or …
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TOM, DICK, AND HARRY — noun Usage: usually capitalized T&D&H Etymology: from the names Tom (nickname for Thomas ), Dick (nickname for Richard ) & …
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BY THE SAME TOKEN — phrasal 1. : for the same reason because his mind is flexible it responds quickly … to what is before …
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TIME KILLER — noun 1. : one who kills time : a person with time on his hands the reading room held many …
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SEASONABLE — ˈsēz( ə )nəbəl adjective Etymology: Middle English sesounable, from sesoun season + able — more at season 1. : occurring …
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SAYABLE — ˈsāəbəl adjective Etymology: say (I) + -able 1. : capable of being said what he felt was not easily sayable …
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BERLIOZ, HECTOR — Additional reading An intensive study of the musical aesthetic elements in Berlioz' work as a whole is being facilitated by …
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