LAFCADIO'S ADVENTURES

Meaning of LAFCADIO'S ADVENTURES in English

/lahf kah"dee ohz'/

(French, Les Caves du Vatican ), a novel (1914) by André Gide. Also called The Vatican Swindle.

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LAFCADIO — Lafcadio BrE AmE læf ˈkɑːd i əʊ AmE \ lɑːf ˈkɑːd i oʊ
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ADVENTURES — Приключения
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HEARN, (PATRICIO) LAFCADIO (TESSIMA CARLOS) — Japanese Koizumi Yakumo born June 27, 1850, Levkás, Ionian Islands, Greece died Sept. 26, 1904, Ōkubo, Japan Irish-U.S.-Japanese writer, translator, …
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HEARN, LAFCADIO — Japanese Koizumi Yakumo born June 27, 1850, Levkás, Ionian Islands, Greece died Sept. 26, 1904, 014C; kubo, Japan Irish-U.S.-Japanese writer, …
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TUCK — I. ˈtək verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English tuken, touken, tucken, from Old English tūcian to ill-treat, punish; akin …
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STEP — I. ˈstep noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English step, steppe, from Old English stæpe, stepe; akin …
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SPILL — I. ˈspil verb ( spilled -ld, -lt ; also spilt -lt ; spilled also spilt ; spilling ; spills ) …
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SLEIGHT — I. ˈslīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sleght, sleight, from Old Norse slœgth, from slœgr sly, …
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SLAVE — I. ˈslāv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sclave, from Old French or Medieval Latin; Old French esclave slave, …
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SILENT — I. ˈsīlənt adjective ( often -er/-est ) Etymology: Latin silent-, silens, from present participle of silēre to be silent; akin …
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RANK — I. ˈraŋk, ˈraiŋk adjective ( often -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ranc overbearing, strong, brave, mature, ostentatious; …
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PRETTY — I. ˈpri]d.]ē, ]t], ]i also ˈpu̇r], - R sometimes ˈpu̇] adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English prety, praty, from …
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PATIENCE — I. ˈpāshən(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pacience, from Old French patience, pacience, from Latin patientia, from patient-, …
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PASS — I. ˈpas, ˈpaa(ə)s, ˈpais, ˈpȧs verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English passen, from Old French passer, from (assumed) Vulgar …
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OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
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NURSE — I. ˈnərs, ˈnə̄s, ˈnəis noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English nurse, norse, nurice, from Old French …
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LACK — I. ˈlak, chiefly southern US dial ˈlīk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English laken, from Middle Dutch, to be …
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GIFT — I. ˈgift noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse gift, gipt; akin to Old …
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ASH — I. ˈash, ˈaa(ə)sh, ˈaish noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English asshe, from Old English æsc; akin to Old High …
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