BEHRMAN

Meaning of BEHRMAN in English

/bair"meuhn/ , n.

S(amuel) N(athan) , 1893-1973, U.S. playwright and author.

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BEHRMAN — biographical name Samuel Nathaniel 1893-1973 American dramatist
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BEHRMAN — biographical name Samuel Nathaniel 1893-1973 American dramatist
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BEHRMAN — Pronunciation: ' ber-m ə n Function: biographical name Samuel Nathaniel 1893-1973 American dram.
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BEHRMAN, S(AMUEL) N(ATHANIEL) — born June 9, 1893, Worcester, Mass., U.S. died Sept. 9, 1973, New York, N.Y. U.S. playwright. He contributed to New …
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BEHRMAN, S(AMUEL) N(ATHANIEL) — born June 9, 1893, Worcester, Mass., U.S. died Sept. 9, 1973, New York City U.S. short-story writer and playwright best …
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BEHRMAN, SAMUEL NATHANIEL — n. born June 9, 1893, Worcester, Mass., U.S. died Sept. 9, 1973, New York, N.Y. U.S. playwright. He contributed to …
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BEHRMAN, S N — n. born June 9, 1893, Worcester, Mass., U.S. died Sept. 9, 1973, New York, N.Y. U.S. playwright. He contributed to …
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SAMUEL — I (с 11th century BC) Old Testament prophet, the first after Moses and the last of the judges of ancient …
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NATHANIEL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bacon Nathaniel Behrman Samuel Nathaniel Bowditch Nathaniel James Nathaniel Brown Nathaniel Adams Coles Nathaniel …
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VELVET — I. ˈvelvə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English veluet, velvet, from Middle French velu shaggy (from — …
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TIGHT — I. ˈtīt, usu -īd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of thight, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old …
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SPEAK — I. ˈspēk verb ( spoke ˈspōk ; or archaic spake ˈspāk ; or dialect British spak ˈspak ; spo·ken ˈspōkən …
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QUALIFY — I. -fī verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle French qualifier, from Medieval Latin qualificare, from Latin qualis of what kind …
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PRUNE — I. ˈprün noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pruna, from Latin, plural …
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LECTURE — I. ˈlekchə(r), -kshə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin lectura, from …
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INSOMNIAC — I. -ēˌak noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin insomnia + English -ac (as in maniac ) : a person suffering …
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PLEASANCE — ˈplez ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English plesaunce, from Middle French plaisance pleasure, from Old French, from …
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PERCEPTIVE — pə(r)ˈseptiv, -tēv adjective Etymology: percept ion + -ive 1. : responsive to sensory stimulus : sharp , discerning a perceptive …
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PENNY-PINCH — ˈpenēˌpinch transitive verb Etymology: back-formation from penny pincher : to give out money to in a niggardly manner takes a …
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MARTYRISH — ˈmärd.ərish adjective : like a martyr : suitable to a martyr her martyrish resignation — S.N.Behrman
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MALAISE — (ˈ)ma|lāz noun or mal·ease (ˈ)ma|lēz ( -s ) Etymology: malaise from French, from Old French, from mal bad + aise …
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KINETIC — kə̇ˈned.]ik, (ˈ)kī|n-, -et], ]ēk\ adjective Etymology: Greek kinētikos of motion, from kinētos moving (from kinein to move) + -ikos -ic …
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JITTERY — -rē, -ri adjective 1. : suffering from the jitters our jittery guards began to question everyone at rifle points — …
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HORIZONAL — -z( ə )nəl adjective : of or relating to a horizon : having a horizon the functional significance of a …
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HEARSAY — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: from the phrase hear say 1. : something heard from another …
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HAUNTED — adjective 1. : filled , infested — now usually used in combination a sad, kindly, God- haunted man — S.N.Behrman …
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HANDIWORK — ˈhandēˌ ̷ ̷, ˈhaan-, -diˌ- noun Etymology: Middle English handiwerk, from Old English handgeweorc, from hand hand + geweorc, from ge- (collective …
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ESSENCE — ˈes ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English essencia, essence, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French essence, …
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CONVULSIVE — kənˈvəlsiv, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: French convulsif, from convuls ion + -if -ive 1. : producing or accompanied by …
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COHORT — ˈkōˌhȯ(ə)rt, -ȯ(ə)t, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French cohorte, from Latin cohort-, cohors …
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COARSE — ˈkō(ə)rs, -ȯ(ə)rs, -ōəs, -ȯ(ə)s adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English cors, corse common, from cors, corse, n., customary sequence …
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UNDERSEA EXPLORATION — the investigation and description of the ocean waters and the seafloor and of the Earth beneath. Additional reading The classical …
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