Chekhov,Anton Pavlovich

Chekhov,Anton Pavlovich
Che·khov also Che·kov (chĕkʹôf, -ŏf, -ŏv, chyĕʹKHəf), Anton Pavlovich. 1860-1904.
Russian writer whose dramas, such as The Seagull (1896, revised 1898), and stories, including “A Dreary Story” (1889), concern the inability of humans to communicate with one another.
  Che·khoʹvi·an (chĕ-kōʹvē-ən) adj.

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  • Chekhov, Anton (Pavlovich) — born Jan. 29, 1860, Taganrog, Russia died July 14/15, 1904, Badenweiler, Ger. Russian playwright and short story writer. The son of a former serf, he supported his family by writing popular comic sketches while studying medicine in Moscow. While… …   Universalium

  • Chekov,Anton Pavlovich — Che·kov (chĕkʹôf, ŏf, ŏv, chyĕʹKHəf), Anton Pavlovich. See Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich. * * * …   Universalium

  • Chekhov, Anton — ▪ Russian author Introduction in full  Anton Pavlovich Chekhov  born Jan. 29 [Jan. 17, Old Style], 1860, Taganrog, Russia died July 14/15 [July 1/2], 1904, Badenweiler, Ger.  major Russian playwright and master of the modern short story. He was a …   Universalium

  • Anton Pavlovich Chekhov — noun Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860 1904) • Syn: ↑Chekhov, ↑Chekov, ↑Anton Chekhov, ↑Anton Chekov, ↑Anton Pavlovich Chekov • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dramatist, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Anton Pavlovich Chekov — noun Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860 1904) • Syn: ↑Chekhov, ↑Chekov, ↑Anton Chekhov, ↑Anton Chekov, ↑Anton Pavlovich Chekhov • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dramatist, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Anton Chekhov — Chekhov redirects here. For other uses, see Chekhov (disambiguation). This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Pavlovich and the family name is Chekhov. Anton Chekhov May 5, 1889 …   Wikipedia

  • Antón Chéjov — «Chéjov» redirige aquí. Para otras acepciones, véase Chéjov (desambiguación). Antón Chéjov Antón Chéjov, por Osip Braz, 1898 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Anton Chekhov — noun Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860 1904) • Syn: ↑Chekhov, ↑Chekov, ↑Anton Chekov, ↑Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, ↑Anton Pavlovich Chekov • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dramatist, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Anton Chekov — noun Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860 1904) • Syn: ↑Chekhov, ↑Chekov, ↑Anton Chekhov, ↑Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, ↑Anton Pavlovich Chekov • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dramatist, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chekhov — noun Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860 1904) • Syn: ↑Chekov, ↑Anton Chekhov, ↑Anton Chekov, ↑Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, ↑Anton Pavlovich Chekov • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dramatist, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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