Lope de Vega
[ loh-pey duh vey-guh; Spanish law-pe th e ve-gah ]
/ ˈloʊ peɪ də ˈveɪ gə; Spanish ˈlɔ pɛ ðɛ ˈvɛ gɑ /
noun
Definition for lope de vega (2 of 3)
Vega
2[ vey-guh; Spanish be-gah ]
/ ˈveɪ gə; Spanish ˈbɛ gɑ /
noun
Lo·pe de [law-pe th e] /ˈlɔ pɛ ðɛ/, Lope Félix de Vega Carpio, 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.
Definition for lope de vega (3 of 3)
de Vega
[ duh vey-guh; Spanish de be-gah ]
/ də ˈveɪ gə; Spanish dɛ ˈbɛ gɑ /
noun
Lo·pe [loh-pey, -pee; Spanish law-pe] /ˈloʊ peɪ, -pi; Spanish ˈlɔ pɛ/, Lope Félix de Vega Carpio, 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.
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British Dictionary definitions for lope de vega (1 of 3)
Lope de Vega
/ (Spanish ˈlope ðe ˈβeɣa) /
noun
full name Lope Felix de Vega Carpio. 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist, novelist, and poet. He established the classic form of Spanish drama and was a major influence on European, esp French, literature. Some 500 of his 1800 plays are extant
British Dictionary definitions for lope de vega (2 of 3)
Vega
1/ (ˈviːɡə) /
noun
the brightest star in the constellation Lyra and one of the most conspicuous in the N hemisphere. It is part of an optical double star having a faint companion. Distance: 25.3 light years; spectral type: A0V
Word Origin for Vega
C17: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic (al nasr) al wāqi, literally: the falling (vulture), that is, the constellation Lyra
British Dictionary definitions for lope de vega (3 of 3)
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Word Origin and History for lope de vega
Vega
1638, bright northern star, the alpha of Lyra, from Arabic (Al Nasr) al Waqi translated variously as "the eagle of the desert" or "the falling vulture."
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Science definitions for lope de vega
Vega
[ vē′gə, vā′gə ]
A star in the constellation Lyra and one of the five brightest stars in the night sky. It is a white main-sequence star in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, with an apparent magnitude of 0.04. Vega, along with Altair and Deneb, form the Summer Triangle asterism. Scientific name: Alpha Lyra.
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