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A Biographical Sketch of Dr Samuel Johnson — was written by Thomas Tyers for the The Gentleman s Magazine s December 1784 issue. The work was written immediately after the death of Samuel Johnson and is the first postmortem biographical work on the author. The first full length biography… … Wikipedia
sketch — n. drawing 1) to draw, make a sketch 2) a composite sketch 3) a rough sketch short essay 4) a brief, thumbnail sketch 5) a biographical sketch * * * [sketʃ] make a sketch thumbnail sketch [ drawing ] to draw [ short essay ] a brief a bio … Combinatory dictionary
sketch — sketch1 [ sketʃ ] noun count * 1. ) a drawing made quickly that does not have many details: Draw a rough sketch of the dog. I do a few sketches of the design first. 2. ) a short funny scene performed within a longer show: SKIT: She toured Europe… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sketch */ — I UK [sketʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms sketch : singular sketch plural sketches 1) a drawing made quickly that does not have many details Draw a rough sketch of the dog. I do a few sketches of the design first. 2) theatre a short funny… … English dictionary
sketch — 1. noun 1) a sketch of the proposed design Syn: (preliminary) drawing, outline; diagram, design, plan; informal rough 2) she gave a rough sketch of what had happened Syn: outline, brief description, rundown, main points, thumbnail sket … Thesaurus of popular words
sketch — noun 1 quick drawing ADJECTIVE ▪ lightning, quick ▪ rough, simple ▪ detailed ▪ preliminary, preparatory … Collocations dictionary
biographical — adj. Biographical is used with these nouns: ↑detail, ↑dictionary, ↑information, ↑material, ↑note, ↑sketch, ↑source, ↑work … Collocations dictionary
Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology — is a history of science by Isaac Asimov, more recently updated by his daughter Robyn Asimov.Written as the biographies of over 1500 scientists, it is organized chronologically, beginning with Imhotep and concluding with Stephen Hawking. In the… … Wikipedia
Robert Wedgeworth — Biographical Sketch = Robert Wedgeworth became President of ProLiteracy Worldwide in August 2002 when Laubach Literacy International (LLI) and Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc. (LVA) merged. It is the largest non governmental literacy training … Wikipedia
George Grebenstchikoff — Biographical Sketch= George Dmitrievich Grebenstchikoff (Russian: Георгий Дмитриевич Гребенщиков) (6 May [24 April Old Style] 1883 – 11 January 1964) was a writer and professor of Russian literature. He was born in the Tomsk Oblast of Russia and… … Wikipedia
