Nabokov

[ nuh-baw-kuhf, nab-uh-kawf, -kof; Russian nuh-baw-kuhf ]

/ nəˈbɔ kəf, ˈnæb əˌkɔf, -ˌkɒf; Russian nʌˈbɔ kəf /

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noun

Vla·di·mir Vla·di·mi·ro·vich

[vlad-uh-meer vlad-uh-meer-uh-vich; Russian vluh-dyee-myirvluh-dyee-myi-ruh-vyich], /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˌvlæd əˈmɪər ə vɪtʃ; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr vlʌˈdyi myɪ rə vyɪtʃ/, 1899–1977, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet, born in Russia.

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Words nearby Nabokov

nabilone, Nabis, nabla, Nablus, nabob, Nabokov, Nabokovian, Nabokov, Vladimir, Nabonassar, Nabonidus, Naboth

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How to use Nabokov in a sentence

Alongside Nabokov scholars, Loftus scrutinizes the work, its many onscreen adaptations and Nabokov’s fascinating life story.
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Hard to believe, but after all this time as Lolita, Monica Lewinski takes one (albeit not giant) leap toward Nabokov.
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But the truth was I had written what I thought was a comic novel, composed under the spell of Despair, an early Nabokov.
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Pope, Wharton, Nabokov, and Updike, to name only a handful, fail to register at all.
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Fitzgerald, Nabokov, Huxley, and the rest of them failed in Hollywood for a variety of reasons.
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The stage directions title him “The Butterfly Hunter” and then identify him: “His name is Vladimir Nabokov.”
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British Dictionary definitions for Nabokov

Nabokov

/ (nəˈbɒkɒf, ˈnæbəˌkɒf) /

noun

Vladimir Vladimirovich (vlaˈdimir vlaˈdimirəvitʃ). 1899–1977, US novelist, born in Russia. His works include Lolita (1955), Pnin (1957), Pale Fire (1962), and Ada (1969)

Derived forms of Nabokov

Nabokovian (ˌnæbəˈkəʊvɪən), adjective

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