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DOSTOYEVSKY
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• DOSTOYEVSKY (noun)
The noun DOSTOYEVSKY has 1 sense:
1. Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)
Familiarity information: DOSTOYEVSKY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Dostoevski; Dostoevsky; Dostoyevsky; Feodor Dostoevski; Feodor Dostoevsky; Feodor Dostoyevsky; Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski; Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky; Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky; Fyodor Dostoevski; Fyodor Dostoevsky; Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski; Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky; Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Derivation:
Dostoyevskian (of or relating to or in the style of Feodor Dostoevski)
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