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MARQUAND
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• MARQUAND (noun)
The noun MARQUAND has 1 sense:
1. United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960)
Familiarity information: MARQUAND used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
John Marquand; John Philip Marquand; Marquand
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Context examples
The forenoon was a dreary time, but at noon the solicitor came: Mr. Marquand, of Wholeman, Sons, Marquand & Lidderdale.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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