BORGES

Meaning of BORGES in English

/bawrdd"hes/ , n.

Jorge Luis /hawrdd"he lwees/ , 1899-1986, Argentine poet, short-story writer, and philosophical essayist.

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BORGES — biographical name Jorge Luis 1899-1986 Argentine author
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BORGES — biographical name Jorge Luis 1899-1986 Argentine author
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BORGES — Borges BrE AmE ˈbɔːx es ˈbɔːɡ-, -ez AmE ˈbɔːr hes —Spanish [ ˈboɾ xes \]
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BORGES — Bor ‧ ges, Jor ‧ ge Lu ‧ is /ˈbɔːhes $ ˈbɔːr- ˈhɔːheɪ luˈiːs $ ˈhɔːr-/ BrE AmE (1899–1986) an …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BORGES — Pronunciation: ' bo ̇ r- ˌ h ā s Function: biographical name Jorge Luis 1899-1986 Argentine author
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BORGES, JORGE LUIS — born Aug. 24, 1899, Buenos Aires, Arg. died June 14, 1986, Geneva, Switz. Argentine poet, essayist, and short-story writer. Educated …
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BORGES, JORGE LUIS — born Aug. 24, 1899, Buenos Aires, Arg. died June 14, 1986, Geneva, Switz. Argentine poet, essayist, and short-story writer whose …
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BORGES, JORGE LUIS — Bor ‧ ges, Jor ‧ ge Lu ‧ is /ˈbɔːhes $ ˈbɔːr- ˈhɔːheɪ luˈiːs $ ˈhɔːr-/ BrE AmE (1899–1986) an …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BORGES, JORGE LUIS — born Aug. 24, 1899, Buenos Aires, Arg. died June 14, 1986, Geneva, Switz. Argentine poet, essayist, and short-story writer. Educated …
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MAGIC REALISM — or magical realism Latin-American literary phenomenon characterized by the matter-of-fact incorporation of fantastic or mythical elements into otherwise realistic fiction. …
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LUIS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Borges Jorge Luis Buñuel Luis Carondelet Francisco Luis Hector baron de Góngora y Argote …
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LUGONES, LEOPOLDO — born June 13, 1874, Villa María del Río Seco, Arg. died Feb. 19, 1938, Buenos Aires Argentine poet, critic, and …
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LATIN AMERICAN ARTS — Visual, performing, and literary arts that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean after contact with the …
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JORGE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Borges Jorge Luis Fray Jorge National Park {{link=Jorge August%C3%ADn Nicol%C3%A1s Ruiz de Santillana">Jorge Augustín …
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BIOY CASARES, ADOLFO — born Sept. 15, 1914, Buenos Aires, Arg. died March 8, 1999, Buenos Aires Argentine writer and editor. He is known …
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BORGESIAN — bȯrˈhāzhēən noun Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Jorge Luis Borges died 1986 Argentine writer + English -an (II) : of, relating …
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SHORT STORY — brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and that usually deals with only a few characters. The …
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MAGIC REALISM — chiefly Latin-American narrative strategy that is characterized by the matter-of-fact inclusion of fantastic or mythical elements into seemingly realistic fiction. …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: SPORTS-AND-GAMES: ICE HOCKEY — ICE HOCKEY: International. The 59th world championship was contested by a record 39 nations, three more than the previous year, …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: LITERATURE: SPANISH — SPANISH: Latin America. Nobel laureate Gabriel Garca Mrquez' novel Of Love and Other Demons was published in English in 1995. …
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ULTRAISM — Spanish Ultrasmo, movement in Spanish and Spanish-American poetry after World War I, characterized by a tendency to use free verse, …
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SABATO, ERNESTO — born June 24, 1911, Rojas, Arg. Argentine novelist, journalist, and essayist. Educated as a physicist and mathematician, he attended the …
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PIGLIA, RICARDO — born Nov. 24, 1941, Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentine writer and critic best known for his introduction of hard-boiled fiction to …
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PACHECO, JOS EMILIO — (b. June 30, 1939, Mexico City) Mexican critic, novelist, short-story writer, translator, and poet. His poetry transmits his metaphysical concerns …
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LUGONES, LEOPOLDO — born June 13, 1874, Villa Mara del Ro Seco, Arg. died Feb. 19, 1938, Buenos Aires Argentine poet, literary and …
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LATIN-AMERICAN LITERATURE — the body of writings produced in the Spanish-speaking countries of the Western Hemisphere and in Portuguese-speaking Brazil. It also includes …
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BIOY CASARES, ADOLFO — born Sept. 15, 1914, Buenos Aires, Argentina died March 8, 1999, Buenos Aires pseudonyms Javier Miranda and Martin Sacastru Argentine …
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