Blackmore
[ blak-mawr, -mohr ]
/ ˈblæk mɔr, -moʊr /
noun
Richard Dodd·ridge [dod-rij], /ˈdɒd rɪdʒ/, 1825–1900, English novelist.
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British Dictionary definitions for Blackmore
Blackmore
/ (ˈblækˌmɔː) /
noun
R (ichard) D (oddridge). 1825–1900, English novelist; author of Lorna Doone (1869)
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