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Beckett [ˈbɛkɪt] n
1. (Biographies / Beckett, Margaret Mary (1943 F, British, POLITICS: politician, POLITICS: stateswoman) Margaret Mary. born 1943, British Labour politician; president of the board of trade and secretary of state for trade and industry from 1997 2. (Biographies / Beckett, Samuel (Barclay) (1906-1989) M, Irish, THEATRE: dramatist, WRITING: novelist) Samuel (Barclay). 1906-89, Irish dramatist and novelist writing in French and English, whose works portray the human condition as insignificant or absurd in a bleak universe. They include the plays En attendant Godot (Waiting for Godot, 1952), Fin de partie (Endgame, 1957), and Not I (1973) and the novel Malone meurt (Malone Dies, 1951): Nobel prize for literature 1969 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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