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GEORGE ELIOT
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• GEORGE ELIOT (noun)
The noun GEORGE ELIOT has 1 sense:
1. British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880)
Familiarity information: GEORGE ELIOT used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Eliot; George Eliot; Mary Ann Evans
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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