Barth

[ bahrth for 1; bahrt, bahrth for 2 ]

noun
  1. John (Sim·mons) [sim-uhnz], /ˈsɪm ənz/, born 1930, U.S. novelist.

  2. Karl, 1886–1968, Swiss theologian.

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How to use Barth in a sentence

  • He put Barth and the factory and all his other little irritations out of his mind and tackled the tax returns.

  • He had been to the factory once, with Barth; it had been a confusing and, in a way, a frightening experience.

  • Barth, laughing, had assured him that there was no Frankenstein business of robbing graveyards and implanting brains in machines.

  • Barth sat at the great screen, watching as they drew on steadily toward the rendezvous, mulling over his plans.

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  • And now the Federation was coming apart at the seams, with Barth Nevesh frantically scurrying around to catch up the pieces.

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British Dictionary definitions for Barth

Barth

noun
  1. (German bart) Heinrich . 1821–65, German explorer: author of Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa (1857–58)

  2. (bɑːθ) John (Simmons). born 1930, US novelist; his novels include The Sot-Weed Factor (1960), Giles Goat-Boy (1966), and Once Upon a Time (1994)

  1. (German bart) Karl . 1886–1968, Swiss Protestant theologian. He stressed man's dependence on divine grace in such works as Commentary on Romans (1919)

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