Pepys (p ps, p p  s), Samuel 1633-1703. English civil servant whose diary includes detailed descriptions of the Great Plague (1665) and the Great Fire of London (1666). Pepys i·an adj. |
Pepys [piːps]
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(Biographies / Pepys, Samuel (1633-1703) M, English, WRITING: diarist, MILITARY: naval administrator) Samuel. 1633-1703, English diarist and naval administrator. His diary, which covers the period 1660-69, is a vivid account of London life through such disasters as the Great Plague, the Fire of London, and the intrusion of the Dutch fleet up the Thames
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| Noun | 1. |  Pepys - English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703) |
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