EMPSON

Meaning of EMPSON in English

/emp"seuhn/ , n.

William , 1906-84, English critic and poet.

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EMPSON — Empson BrE AmE ˈem p s ə n
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EMPSON, SIR WILLIAM — born Sept. 27, 1906, Hawdon, Yorkshire, Eng. died April 15, 1984, London British poet and critic. He studied at Cambridge …
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EMPSON, SIR WILLIAM — born Sept. 27, 1906, Hawdon, Yorkshire, Eng. died April 15, 1984, London British poet and critic known for his immense …
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EMPSON, SIR RICHARD — born , Towcester, Northamptonshire, Eng. died Aug. 17, 1510, London Empson also spelled Emson English lawyer and minister of King …
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EMPSON, SIR WILLIAM — born Sept. 27, 1906, Hawdon, Yorkshire, Eng. died April 15, 1984, London British poet and critic. He studied at Cambridge …
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WILLIAM — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Aberhart William George William Russell Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen Amis Sir Kingsley William …
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SIR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Ahmad Khan Sir Sayyid Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Alma …
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NEW CRITICISM — or formalism Post–World War I school of Anglo-American literary theory that insisted on the intrinsic value of a work of …
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WORRY — I. ˈwər.]ē, ˈwə.r], ]i\ verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English wirien, werien, worien to strangle, worry with the teeth, …
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SHORT — I. ˈshȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English short, shert, from Old English scort, sceort; akin …
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SEX — I. ˈseks noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Latin sexus; probably akin to Latin secare …
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PRACTICE — I. verb or prac·tise ˈpraktə̇s ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English practisen, from Middle French practiser, pratiser, from practique, pratique …
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MISUSE — I. (ˈ)mi|shüz, (ˈ)mis|yüz transitive verb Etymology: Middle English misusen, partly from mis- (I) + usen to use; partly from Middle …
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HOW — I. (|)hau̇ adverb Etymology: Middle English hou, how, adv & conjunction, from Old English hū; akin to Old Frisian hū, …
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HAM — I. ˈam noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English (attested only in place names), from Old English hamm; akin to …
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FLAGRANT — I. ˈflāgrənt also -la(i)g- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin flagrant-, flagrans, alteration of Latin fragrant-, fragrans — more …
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IN TERMS OF — preposition : with respect to, in relation to, or in ways of thought belonging to (a particular category) : in …
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SPARING — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of sparen to spare 1. a. : economical in the use or expenditure …
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RAT ON — phrasal : to go back on (as an agreement or statement) : welsh on : recant ratted on her debts …
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POKY — adjective also pokey ˈpōkē, -ki ( usually pokier usually pokiest ) Etymology: poke (II) + -y 1. a. : uncomfortably …
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MISERLY — -lē, -li adjective Etymology: miser + -ly : of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser : grasping , mean …
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LAUGHABLE — -fəbəl adjective : giving rise to mirth or derision : comical , absurd antique finery, which would have been laughable …
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INTENSIFIER — ə̇n.ˈten(t)səˌfī(ə)r noun ( -s ) : one that intensifies: as a. : a device (as a two-part cylinder with rigidly …
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IMPIETY — (ˈ)im, əm+ noun Etymology: Middle French impieté, from Latin impietat-, impietas, from impius impious + -tat-, -tas -ty — more …
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AMBIGUITY — ˌambə̇ˈgyüəd.ē, ˌaam-, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English ambiguite, from Middle French ambiguïté, from Latin ambiguitat-, ambiguitas, …
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HOW — I. ˈhau̇ adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hū; akin to Old High German hwuo how, Old English hwā …
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HOW — [how] adv [ME, fr. OE hu; akin to OHG hwuo how, OE hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
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LITERARY CRITICISM — a discipline concerned with a range of enquiries about literature that have tended to fall into three broad categories: philosophical, …
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AMBIGUITY — use of words that allow alternative interpretations. In factual, explanatory prose, ambiguity is considered an error in reasoning or diction; …
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NEW CRITICISM — post-World War I school of Anglo-American literary critical theory that insisted on the intrinsic value of a work of art …
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CAMBRIDGE CRITICS — group of critics who were a major influence in English literary studies from the mid-1920s and who established an intellectually …
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