Unamuno

[ oo-nuh-moo-noh; Spanish oo-nah-moo-naw ]

/ ˌu nəˈmu noʊ; Spanish ˌu nɑˈmu nɔ /

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noun

Mi·guel de

[mee-gelde], /miˈgɛl dɛ/, 1864–1936, Spanish philosopher, poet, novelist, and essayist.

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Words nearby Unamuno

unambiguous, unambitious, unambivalent, un-American, Unami, Unamuno, unamused, unaneled, unanimity, unanimous, unanimously

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How to use Unamuno in a sentence

Such are the many faces, moods, and movements in which Unamuno appears before Spain and the world.
Tragic Sense Of Life|Miguel de Unamuno
The predominance of the masculine element—strength without grace—is as typical of Unamuno as it is of Wordsworth.
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Yet, for all his disregard of the modern resources which it adds to the poetic craft, Unamuno loses none of his modernity.
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Unamuno, on the contrary, even though he often seeks expression in dramatic form, is essentially lyrical.
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The feeling of the awareness of one's own personality has seldom been more forcibly expressed than by Unamuno.
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British Dictionary definitions for Unamuno

Unamuno

/ (Spanish unaˈmuno) /

noun

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

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