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BRONTE
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• BRONTE (noun)
The noun BRONTE has 3 senses:
1. English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)
2. English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
3. English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855)
Familiarity information: BRONTE used as a noun is uncommon.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Anne Bronte; Bronte
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 2
Meaning:
English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bronte; Currer Bell; Emily Bronte; Emily Jane Bronte
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 3
Meaning:
English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bronte; Charlotte Bronte
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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