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Strachey

[strey-chee]
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noun
  1. (Giles) Lyt·ton [jahylz lit-n] /dʒaɪlz ˈlɪt n/, 1880–1932, English biographer and literary critic.
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Historical Examples

  • As far as I see, Strachey has no theory to serve by inventing Ahone.

    Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1

    Andrew Lang

  • On the other hand, Strachey likes to show off his Latin and Greek.

  • I conjecture that one of Strachey's sources was a native named Kemps.

  • According to Strachey, Heriot could speak the native language.

  • Strachey in his "Travaile" refers sometimes to Smith, and always with respect.

    The Story of Pocahantas

    Charles Dudley Warner

British Dictionary definitions for strachey

Strachey

noun
  1. (Giles) Lytton . 1880–1932, English biographer and critic, best known for Eminent Victorians (1918) and Queen Victoria (1921)
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