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E·co
(ĕ′kō), Umberto 1932-2016. Italian writer best known for his novels, including The Name of the Rose (1980). He also wrote extensively on semiotics and British and American popular culture.
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eco
(ˈiːkəʊ)n
a. short for ecology
b. (as modifier): an eco group.
Eco
(ˈɛkəʊ)n
(Biography) Umberto. born 1932, Italian semiologist and writer. His novels include The Name of the Rose (1981) and Foucault's Pendulum (1988)
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Translations
eco
:ecosphere
n → Ökosphäre f
ecosystem
n → Ökosystem nt
ecotourism
n → Ökotourismus m
eco-warrior
n (inf) → Ökokämpfer(in) m(f)
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