Lope de Vega

[ loh-pey duh-vey-guh; Spanish law-pethe ve-gah ]

/ ˈloʊ peɪ də ˈveɪ gə; Spanish ˈlɔ pɛ ðɛ ˈvɛ gɑ /

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noun

Vega, Lope de.

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Words nearby Lope de Vega

loot, lop, Lopatnikov, lope, lop-eared, Lope de Vega, loper, loperamide, loperamide hydrochloride, Lopez, López de Ayala

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British Dictionary definitions for Lope de Vega

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

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