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Definition of 'Nabokov'

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Nabokov in British

(nəˈbɒkɒf , ˈnæbəˌkɒf )
noun
Vladimir (vlaˈdimir) (Vladimirovich) (vlaˈdimirəvitʃ). 1899–1977, US novelist, born in Russia. His works include Lolita (1955), Pnin (1957), Pale Fire (1962), and Ada (1969)
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Derived forms
Nabokovian (ˌnæbəˈkəʊvɪən )
adjective
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Nabokov in American

(nɑˈbɔkɔf ; näbôˈkôf; ˈnɑbəˌkɔf ; näˈbəkôfˌ)
Vladimir1899-1977; U.S. writer & teacher, born in Russia
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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