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I've enjoyed my time in the game, whether it be managing Luton in the top flight, taking Spurs to Wembley or, as director of football, pinpointing players such as Jermain Defoe, Paul Robinson and Robbie Keane with real sell-on value.
David Pleat

Meaning of "Defoe" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFOE

Defoe  [dɪˈfəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFOE

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Defoe 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 DEFOE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Defoe in the English dictionary

The definition of Defoe in the dictionary is Daniel. ?1660–1731, English novelist, journalist, spymaster, and pamphleteer, noted particularly for his novel Robinson Crusoe. His other novels include Moll Flanders and A Journal of the Plague Year.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFOE


arch-foe
ˌɑːtʃˈfəʊ
archfoe
ɑːtʃˈfəʊ
biffo
ˈbɪfəʊ
boffo
ˈbɒfəʊ
buffo
ˈbʊfəʊ
bufo
ˈbjuːfəʊ
deffo
ˈdɛfəʊ
defo
ˈdɛfəʊ
faux
fəʊ
FIFO
ˈfaɪfəʊ
foe
fəʊ
foh
fəʊ
info
ˈɪnfəʊ
LIFO
ˈlaɪfəʊ
mofo
ˈməʊfəʊ
motoscafo
ˌməʊtəʊˈskæfəʊ
nympho
ˈnɪmfəʊ
pho
fəʊ
reffo
ˈrɛfəʊ
Sappho
ˈsæfəʊ

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFOE

aloe
canoe
Chloe
Coe
doe
GI Joe
Glencoe
hoe
horseshoe
Joe
John Doe
Lake Tahoe
Monroe
Poe
roe
shoe
sloe
Tahoe
toe
woe

Synonyms and antonyms of Defoe in the English dictionary of synonyms

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迪福
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Defoe
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Defoe
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डेफो
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ديفو
280 millions of speakers

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Дефо
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Defoe
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ডিফো
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Defoe
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Defoe
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Defoe
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デフォー
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데포
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Defoe
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Defoe
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டஃபோ
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डिफो
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Defoe
70 millions of speakers

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Defoe
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Defoe
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Дефо
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Defoe
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Defoe
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Defoe
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Defoe
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Defoe
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The term «Defoe» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.305 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Defoe

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2 QUOTES WITH «DEFOE»

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David McCullough
To go back and read Swift and Defoe and Samuel Johnson and Smollett and Pope - all those people we had to read in college English courses - to read them now is to have one of the infinite pleasures in life.
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David Pleat
I've enjoyed my time in the game, whether it be managing Luton in the top flight, taking Spurs to Wembley or, as director of football, pinpointing players such as Jermain Defoe, Paul Robinson and Robbie Keane with real sell-on value.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFOE»

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The Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding
Praise for the new (2001) edition: "Ian Watt's The Rise of the Novel still seems to me far and away the best book ever written on the early English novel--wise, humane, beautifully organized and expressed, one of the absolutely ...
Ian P. Watt, 2001
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A General History of the Pyrates
Defoe recounts the daring and bloody deeds of such outlaws as Edward Teach (alias Blackbeard), Captain Kidd, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, many others.
Daniel Defoe, 2012
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Daniel Defoe: His Life
Traces the life of the eighteenth century British writer, describes his involvement in business and spying, and reexamines his major writings
Paula R. Backscheider, 1992
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Moll Flanders
The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders Who was Born in Newgate, and during a Life of continu'd Variety for Threescore Years, besides her Childhood, was Twelve Year a Whore, five times a Wife (whereof once to her own Brother) ...
Daniel Defoe, 2007
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Daniel Defoe's Erotic Economics: "Roxana" and the Functional ...
Defoe bridges the gap between the romance writers of the beginning of the eighteenth-century and the moralistic novel writers of the 1740s.
Ami Hicken King, 2009
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Defoe's Politics: Parliament, Power, Kingship and 'Robinson ...
This study restores Defoe's writings and ideas to their seventeenth-century context.
Manuel Schonhorn, 1991
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Defoe's Footprints: Essays in Honour of Maximillian E. Novak
With attention to Defoe's neglected writings as well as to his important works, this volume uncovers his distance from and influence on modern literature, paying tribute to Maximillian E. Novak by presenting new ideas about, and new ...
Robert M. Maniquis, Carl Fisher, 2009
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Defoe and Fictional Time
Defoe and Fictional Time shows Defoe's relevance to issues now central to criticism of the novel; relationships between narrative time and clock time, the influence of time concepts shared by writers and their audience, and above all the ...
Paul K. Alkon, 2010
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Defoe on Sheppard and Wild
Daniel Defoe was the first to re-tell these true crime tales, based on personal interviews in Newgate.
Daniel Defoe, Richard Holmes, 2002
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The Body in Swift and Defoe
Carol Flynn's challenging approach reviews the cost of being human, the 'expense' of material as opposed to spiritual life in eighteenth-century society, as it is revealed in its literature.
Carol Houlihan Flynn, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFOE»

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Advocaat return delights Defoe
Jermain Defoe is relishing the prospect of once again working with head coach Dick Advocaat. The Dutchman, who initially joined the club for ... «Sunderland AFC, Jul 15»
2
Analysis - Good transfer business so far from Sunderland, but they …
But with Wickham, Steven Fletcher, Danny Graham and Jermain Defoe all options available to Advocaat, one of those will probably need to ... «Sunderland Echo, Jul 15»
3
An economic history of the north of England. Part 2: Cottage …
Defoe also commented that "as for the town of Halifax itself, there is nothing extraordinary except on a market day, and then indeed it is a ... «CityMetric, Jul 15»
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KID has concerns on Yakima Basin water plan
The irrigation district can take whatever is available above target flows, which is not a problem in non-drought years, said Seth Defoe, KID ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»
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2-year-old girl burned last month stable, 'not out of woods'
Amanda Reyer, left, and her boyfriend, Derrick Defoe are charged with felony child abuse and domestic violence. Posted: Wednesday, July 8, ... «The Decatur Daily, Jul 15»
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Ireland's oldest pub Grace Neill's in Donaghadee set to reopen this …
... from customers who can't wait to return to the famous pub which has been visited by the likes of writer Daniel Defoe and singer Tina Turner. «Belfast Live, Jul 15»
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Domestic violence charges added against Limestone Co. couple
Amanda Reyer and Derrick Defoe already face charges of aggravated child abuse after investigators said Reyer's children were burned with ... «WAFF, Jul 15»
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Ireland's oldest pub Grace Neill's to reopen in in Donaghadee
The renowned hostelry - which reputedly served Russian Czar Peter the Great and Robinson Crusoe novelist Danield Defoe a tipple or two ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Jermain Defoe, Wes Brown and Jack Rodwell get back to …
Sunderland stars including Jermain Defoe, Wes Brown and Jack Rodwell were put through their paces as they returned to training at the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Hannah Defoe inquest to take place this week
The inquest into the death of Hannah Defoe, the cousin of footballer Jermain Defoe, is set to be heard this week. The 20-year-old Enfield ... «Enfield Independent, Jul 15»

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