JOYCE

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• JOYCE (noun)
  The noun JOYCE has 1 sense:

1. influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)

  Familiarity information: JOYCE used as a noun is very rare.

• JOYCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce; James Joyce; Joyce

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

 Context examples 

The doctor and Gray and I for one; the squire, Hunter, and Joyce upon the other.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Joyce, you stand by the west, my man.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

We'll take Redruth, Joyce, and Hunter.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

“If you please, sir,” said Joyce, “if I see anyone, am I to fire?”

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Joyce and I got out through the stern-port, and we made for shore again as fast as oars could take us.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

So some seconds passed, till suddenly Joyce whipped up his musket and fired.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

“Thank you, sir,” returned Joyce with the same quiet civility.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

They paused as if taken aback, and before they recovered, not only the squire and I, but Hunter and Joyce from the block house, had time to fire.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Hunter was steady, that we knew; Joyce was a doubtful case—a pleasant, polite man for a valet and to brush one's clothes, but not entirely fitted for a man of war.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

It had been originally meant that the captain, Mr. Arrow, Hunter, Joyce, the doctor, and the squire were to occupy these six berths.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)