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Chris·tie  (krst), Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa 1890-1976.
British writer of more than 70 detective novels, including The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), and And Then There Were None (1940). She also wrote plays, including The Mousetrap (1952) and Witness for the Prosecution (1954).
chris·tie or chris·ty  (krst)
n. pl. chris·ties
A usually high-speed ski turn used for changing the direction of descent or stopping, performed by shifting the weight forward and turning with the skis kept parallel.
[Short for christiania.]
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Noun1.ChristieChristie - prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
Agatha Christie, Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie


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