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PRONUNCIATION OF BULWER-LYTTON

Bulwer-Lytton  [ˈbʊlwəˈlɪtən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BULWER-LYTTON

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exclamation
Bulwer-Lytton is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BULWER-LYTTON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bulwer-Lytton

Bulwer-Lytton is a surname, and may refer to: ▪ Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, novelist and politician ▪ Rosina Bulwer Lytton, feminist writer and wife of Edward Bulwer-Lytton ▪ Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, statesman, poet and son of Edward Bulwer-Lytton and Rosina Bulwer Lytton ▪ Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton, politician ▪ Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton, military officer and artist...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BULWER-LYTTON


Britain
ˈbrɪtən
chondroskeleton
ˈkɒndrəʊˌskɛlɪtən
cosmopolitan
ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən
cytoskeleton
ˈsaɪtəʊˌskɛlɪtən
endoskeleton
ˌɛndəʊˈskɛlɪtən
exoskeleton
ˌɛksəʊˈskɛlɪtən
heteropolitan
ˌhɛtərəˈpɒlɪtən
litten
ˈlɪtən
Liverpolitan
ˌlɪvəˈpɒlɪtən
Lytton
ˈlɪtən
megalopolitan
ˌmeɡələˈpɒlɪtən
metropolitan
ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtən
Neapolitan
ˌnɪəˈpɒlɪtən
nonmetropolitan
ˌnɒnˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtən
pentapolitan
ˌpɛntəˈpɒlɪtən
seiten
ˈsaɪtən
skeleton
ˈskɛlɪtən
technopolitan
ˌtɛknəˈpɒlɪtən
tetrapolitan
ˌtɛtrəˈpɒlɪtən
written
ˈrɪtən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BULWER-LYTTON

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BULWER-LYTTON

absorbent cotton
button
cotton
Dutton
hot button
hot-button
Hutton
jetton
leg-of-mutton
mutton
on the button
Patton
pearl button
push button
push-button
record button
reset button
surgical cotton
Sutton
Wootton

Synonyms and antonyms of Bulwer-Lytton in the English dictionary of synonyms

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布尔沃 - 利顿
1,325 millions of speakers

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Bulwer - Lytton
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Bulwer-Lytton
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Bulwer-Lytton
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بولوير - يتون
280 millions of speakers

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Бульвер -Литтон
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Bulwer -Lytton
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বুলওয়ার-লিটন
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Bulwer -Lytton
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Bulwer-Lytton
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Bulwer -Lytton
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ブルワー·リットン
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불워 - 리튼
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Bulwer-Lytton
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Bulwer-Lytton
80 millions of speakers

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Bulwer-கருத்து Lytton
75 millions of speakers

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बल्वर-लिटन
75 millions of speakers

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Bulwer-Lytton
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Bulwer - Lytton
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Bulwer - Lytton
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Бульвер - Літтон
40 millions of speakers

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Bulwer - Lytton
15 millions of speakers
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14 millions of speakers
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Bulwer - Lytton
10 millions of speakers
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Bulwer - Lytton
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bulwer-Lytton

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BULWER-LYTTON»

The term «Bulwer-Lytton» is normally little used and occupies the 116.999 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BULWER-LYTTON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Bulwer-Lytton

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BULWER-LYTTON»

Discover the use of Bulwer-Lytton in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Bulwer-Lytton and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vril: The Power of the Coming Race
These beings, known as Vril-ya, live underground, but are planning soon to claim the surface of the earth as their own -- destroying humankind in the process.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2012
2
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
James L. Campbell, 1986
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Bulwer Lytton: The Rise and Fall of a Victorian Man of Letters
The Rise and Fall of a Victorian Man of Letters Leslie Mitchell. system so widely different from the modern, the same small causes that ruffle and interrupt the ' course of love', which operate so commonly at this day; the same inventive jealousy, ...
Leslie Mitchell, 2003
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Alice; Or, the Mysteries
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (1803-1873) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. Lord Lytton was a florid, highly popular writer of his day.
Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, Baron, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2007
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The Coming Race
The story of a fascinating underground world of winged beings
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, David Seed, 2007
6
Zanoni: A Rosicrucian Tale
However his teacher, Mejnour, is left behind to live immortal, alone. Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2004
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Pelham; or, The adventures of a gentleman [by E.G.E.L. ...
Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.) charge — pardon my abruptness of speech — to a constable ! — Surely there will be no need of such a disagreeable occurrence, when I assure you, in the first place, that I perfectly forgive you ...
Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.), 1828
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Paul Clifford
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Sir, 2007
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Haunted and the Haunters
Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, Baron, Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Shakespeare, Bacon – heaven knows whom. Those communications, taking the best, are certainly not a whit of higher order than would be communications from living persons of fair ...
Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, Baron, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2007
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The Subverting Vision of Bulwer Lytton: Bicentenary Reflections
Edited and with an Introduction by ALLAN CONRAD CHRISTENSEN On the occasion of the bicentenary of Edward Bulwer Lytton's birth, seventeen scholars from five countries have contributed essays devoted to many aspects of his career.
Allan Conrad Christensen, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BULWER-LYTTON»

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Why Snoopy is the first perfect pick to be the ALA's Library Card …
... doghouse and, co-opting Bulwer-Lytton's oft-mocked “Paul Clifford” prose, tapped out his purple opening line: “It was a dark and stormy night. «Washington Post, Jun 15»
2
Akogun Tola Adeniyi: Celebrating The Septuagenarian Pen General
Edwards Bulwer-Lytton in Richelieu His appearance was not much different from the photographs of him I saw on the Internet a day earlier. «The Guardian Nigeria, Jun 15»
3
How to Become Invisible
Ball recounts a story from the life of Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873), the politician and novelist behind phrases like “the pen is mightier than ... «ChristianityToday.com, Jun 15»
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Neil McNicholas: Electronic words replacing the art of conversation …
IT was English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton who coined the phrase “the pen is mightier than the sword” in his 1839 play about Cardinal ... «Yorkshire Post, Jun 15»
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Reef Fail: Renaming the Rapa Nui artificial reef
It can end up being a tourist attraction in the same way that Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest celebrates bad writing. Five new name suggestions ... «Palm Beach Post, Jun 15»
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The Pen, the Sword, and the Duel
At one point in “Touché,” Leigh brings up Edward Bulwer-Lytton's “Richelieu; Or, the Conspiracy”—Richelieu was famously opposed to ... «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
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The real world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
Denley's magicians' paradise was frequented by the likes of Coleridge and the young novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton. It was the centre of ... «OUPblog, Jun 15»
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West Lebanon Man Explores the Career of a Neglected Sculptor
Sometimes the obscurity is merciful — let time draw a discreet veil over the prose of Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton — but often not. Even Augustus ... «Valley News, May 15»
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The Day I Defended Fifty Shades of Grey(!)
... sure I had previously used the same freaky and funny lines quoted when handing out a list of winners or runners-up in the Bulwer-Lytton bad ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
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Light falls on tenders in a dark, not stormy, night
The popular English novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton followed up his opening purple prose with this: the violent wind was “fiercely agitating the ... «Mornington Peninsula News, May 15»

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