Tolkien

[ tohl-keen, tol- ]

noun

1. J(ohn) R(onald) R(eu·el) [roo, -, uh, l], 1892–1973, English novelist, philologist, and teacher, born in South Africa.

Tolkien

/ ˈtɒlkiːn /

noun

1. TolkienJ(ohn) R(onald) R(euel)18921973MBritishSouth AfricanLANGUAGE: philologistWRITING: writer J ( ohn ) R ( onald ) R ( euel ). 1892–1973, British philologist and writer, born in South Africa. He is best known for The Hobbit (1937), the trilogy The Lord of the Rings (1954–55), and the posthumously published The Silmarillion (1977)

Derived Forms

• ˌTolkienˈesque, adjective

Example Sentences

Tolkien, channeling something similar, conjured the Eye of Sauron.

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You almost wish Tolkien had stopped with six dwarves [laughs].

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There was a bit of an uproar from Tolkien purists about her being included in...

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Smith survived the night patrol, and met Tolkien again on the fringes of the Battle of the Somme that summer.

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For Tolkien, the tale into which 1914 had plunged him never ended.

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