DUNCIAD, THE

Meaning of DUNCIAD, THE in English

/dun"see ad'/

a poem (1728-42) by Pope, satirizing various contemporary writers.

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DUNCIAD — Dunciad BrE AmE ˈdʌn t s i æd
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POPE, ALEXANDER — born May 21, 1688, London, Eng. died May 30, 1744, Twickenham, near London English poet and satirist. A precocious boy …
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CIBBER, COLLEY — born Nov. 6, 1671, London, Eng. died Dec. 11, 1757, London British actor-manager, playwright, and poet. He began his career …
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VARIORUM
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-AD — -ad 1 1. a suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek denoting a group or unit comprising a certain number, sometimes …
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THEOBALD, LEWIS — (baptized April 2, 1688, Sittingbourne, Kent, Eng.d. Sept. 18, 1744, London), the first Shakespearean editor to approach the plays with …
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POPE, ALEXANDER — born May 21, 1688, London, Eng. died May 30, 1744, Twickenham, near London poet and satirist of the English Augustan …
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OGILBY, JOHN — born November 1600, in or near Edinburgh died Sept. 4, 1676, London British printer who was a pioneer in the …
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MONTAGU, LADY MARY WORTLEY
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HILL, AARON — born Feb. 10, 1685, London died Feb. 8, 1750, London English poet, dramatist, and essayist whose adaptations of Voltaire's plays …
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CIBBER, COLLEY — born Nov. 6, 1671, London, Eng. died Dec. 11, 1757, London English actor, theatre manager, playwright, and poet laureate of …
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BUDGELL, EUSTACE — born , Aug. 19, 1686, St. Thomas, near Exeter, Eng. died May 4, 1737, London English writer who, apart from …
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POPE, ALEXANDER — Pope, Al ‧ ex ‧ an ‧ der /ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəʳ $ -ˈzæn-/ BrE AmE (1688–1744) a British poet and ↑ satirist …
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POPE — I. Pope /pəʊp $ poʊp/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 800-900 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: papa , …
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-AD — suffix forming nouns: 1 in collective numerals (myriad; triad). 2 in fem. patronymics (Dryad). 3 in names of poems and …
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AD — suffix forming nouns: 1 in collective numerals (myriad; triad). 2 in fem. patronymics (Dryad). 3 in names of poems and …
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-AD — 1. suffix forming nouns: 1. in collective numerals (myriad; triad). 2 in fem. patronymics (Dryad). 3 in names of poems …
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YOUR
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WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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UP
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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S
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RIGHT
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OUT
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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ON
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OFF
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NO
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MAKE
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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IT
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HAVE
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GOOD
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GO
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GIVE
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GET
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FOR
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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DO
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COME
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CLOSE
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BE
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BACK
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AT
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AND
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AN
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POPE, ALEXANDER — born May 21, 1688, London, Eng. died May 30, 1744, Twickenham, near London English poet and satirist. A precocious boy …
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CIBBER, COLLEY — born Nov. 6, 1671, London, Eng. died Dec. 11, 1757, London British actor-manager, playwright, and poet. He began his career …
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ПОП — (Pope, Alexander) (1688-1744), английский поэт, прославленный мастер героического дистиха. Родился 21 мая 1688 в Лондоне. Его родители были католиками, и …
Русский словарь Colier

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