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Chekhov

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Che·khov also Che·kov  (chkôf, -f, -v, chyf), 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·khovi·an (ch-kv-n) adj.
Chekhov, Chekov [ˈtʃɛkɒf (Russian) ˈtʃɛxəf]
n
(Biographies / Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich (1860-1904) M, Russian, THEATRE: dramatist, WRITING: short-story writer) Anton Pavlovich(anˈtɔn ˈpavləvitʃ). 1860-1904, Russian dramatist and short-story writer. His plays include The Seagull (1896),
Chekhovian , Chekovian [tʃɛˈkəʊvɪən] adj
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Noun1.ChekhovChekhov - Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekov, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich Chekov, Chekov
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Chekhov [ˈtʃekɒf] N → Chejov


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