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Unamuno

American  
[oo-nuh-moo-noh, oo-nah-moo-naw] / ˌu nəˈmu noʊ, ˌu nɑˈmu nɔ /

noun

  1. Miguel de 1864–1936, Spanish philosopher, poet, novelist, and essayist.


Unamuno British  
/ unaˈmuno /

noun

  1. Miguel de (miˈɣɛl de). 1864–1936, Spanish philosopher and writer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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His sister Linda Unamuno, 39, burst into sobs as she recalled a nightmarish night.

From Barron's Jan. 4, 2026

He quoted the Spanish poet and philosopher Miguel de Unamuno in describing the need to do more to connect with residents, particularly in poor neighborhoods: “The freedom of the people is in their culture.”

From New York Times Feb. 21, 2023

And the work of philosophers like Miguel de Unamuno and now Mariana Alessandri suggest that even negativity - being outraged, complaining, protesting - can increase happiness and resilience if our complaints are shared.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2015

One person always willing to listen was a gentle girl named Concha whom Unamuno had known from childhood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet Unamuno is not a romanticist, mainly because Romanticism was an esthetic attitude, and his attitude is seldom purely esthetic.

From Tragic Sense Of Life by Flitch, J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford)

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