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PASTERNAK
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• PASTERNAK (noun)
The noun PASTERNAK has 1 sense:
1. Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960)
Familiarity information: PASTERNAK used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak; Boris Pasternak; Pasternak
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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