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Waugh

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Definitions of waugh word

noun waugh Alec (Alexander Raban) 1898–1981, English novelist, traveler, and lecturer (son of Arthur, brother of Evelyn). 1
noun waugh Arthur, 1866–1943, English literary critic, publisher, and editor (father of Alec and Evelyn). 1
noun waugh Evelyn (Arthur St. John) 1903–66, English novelist, satirist, biographer, and author of books on travel (son of Arthur, brother of Alec). 1
noun waugh Frederick Judd, 1861–1940, U.S. painter and illustrator. 1
noun waugh (dialect, Scotland and Northern England) Insipid, tasteless. 1
noun waugh Evelyn (Arthur St John) (ˈiːvlɪn). 1903–66, English novelist. His early satirical novels include Decline and Fall (1928), Vile Bodies (1930), A Handful of Dust (1934), and Scoop (1938). His later novels include the more sombre Brideshead Revisited (1945) and the trilogy of World War II Men at Arms (1952), Officers and Gentlemen (1955), and Unconditional Surrender (1961) 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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