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AUSTEN
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• AUSTEN (noun)
The noun AUSTEN has 1 sense:
1. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
Familiarity information: AUSTEN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Austen; Jane Austen
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Context examples
The Signet Classic text is based on the first edition, published by John Murray, London, in 1818—the year following Miss Austen's death.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
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