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Fadeyev

or Fa·de·ev

[fuh-dey-ef, -ev; Russian fuh-dye-yif]
noun
  1. A·le·ksandr A·le·ksan·dro·vich [al-ig-zan-der al-ig-zan-druh-vich, -zahn-; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ, -ˈzɑn-; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/, 1901–56, Russian novelist.
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