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DURRELL
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• DURRELL (noun)
The noun DURRELL has 1 sense:
1. English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990)
Familiarity information: DURRELL used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Durrell; Lawrence Durrell; Lawrence George Durrell
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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