Blok

[ blok; Russian blawk ]

/ blɒk; Russian blɔk /

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noun

A·le·xan·der A·le·xan·dro·vich

[al-ig-zan-der al-ig-zan-druh-vich, -zahn-druh-, -zahn-der; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndruh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich], /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ, -ˈzɑn drə-, -ˈzɑn dər; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/, 1880–1921, Russian poet.

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How to use Blok in a sentence

He also said to his niece, Agnes Blok, "I do not long for death."
Vondel's Lucifer|Joost van den Vondel
His last production was an epithalamium on the marriage of his favorite niece, Agnes Blok.
Vondel's Lucifer|Joost van den Vondel
Raising himself in his chair as Louis ceased, he looked to Nickel Blok, and lifted his finger, without speaking a word.
The Centenary Garland|Anonymous
As is noted by Blok, the status of the peasantry fluctuated, the thirteenth century being one of partial retrogression.
The Evolution of States|J. M. Robertson

"A craft under Blok," shouted the look-out, that was still kept aloft as a necessary precaution.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for Blok

Blok

/ (blɒk) /

noun

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich (alɪkˈsandr alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1880–1921, Russian poet whose poems, which include Verses about the Beautiful Lady (1901–2) and Rasput'ya (1902–4), contain a mixture of symbolism, romanticism, tragedy, and irony

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