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Lermontov

[ lair-muhn-tawf, -tof; Russian lyer-muhn-tuhf ]
/ ˈlɛər mənˌtɔf, -ˌtɒf; Russian ˈlyɛr mən təf /

noun

Mi·kha·il Yu·rie·vich [myi-khuh-yeel -yoo-ryi-vyich], /myɪ xʌˈyil ˈyu ryɪ vyɪtʃ/, 1814–41, Russian poet and novelist.

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Lermontov
/ (Russian ˈljɛrməntəf) /

noun

Mikhail Yurievich (mixaˈil ˈjurjɪvitʃ). 1814–41, Russian novelist and poet: noted esp for the novel A Hero of Our Time (1840)
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