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WOOLF
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• WOOLF (noun)
The noun WOOLF has 1 sense:
1. English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941)
Familiarity information: WOOLF used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf; Virginia Woolf; Woolf
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Holonyms ("Woolf" is a member of...):
Bloomsbury Group (an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles)
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