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When I was asked to play 'Miss Marple,' I was given the Kevin Elyot script for 'The Body in the Library.' I was a fan of his theatre work anyway, and I just thought it was brilliant. I was immediately taken by 'Miss Marple,' so I read some of the novels, and I knew I had to do it.
Geraldine McEwan

Meaning of "Elyot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELYOT

Elyot  [ˈɛlɪət] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELYOT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Elyot 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 ELYOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Elliot

Elliot is a personal name which can serve as either a surname or a given name. Although the given name was historically given to males, females named Elliot have seen an increase in recent years. The origin of the surname is obscure, perhaps due to much of the genealogy of the Eliott clan being burnt in the destruction of the castle at Stobs in 1712 AD. The clan society usually accepts that the name originated from the town and river Elliot in Angus, Scotland. Some other sources suggest it may be derived from a French form of Elias, which is itself derived from the biblical name "Elijah". Other sources claim that the Scottish surnames originate from the Ellot Scottish border-clan, from a transformation of the name Elwold. There are also records in the Domesday Book of the name spelled "Ailiet", thought to originate from an old English name "Æþelgeat" and leading to the English and Scottish given name speller "Elyat", which in turn leads to the modern alternative spelling of the name "Elyot". The name Eliott is believed to derive from the village of Eliot in Angus although the Old English form of Elwold also appears in Scotland.

Definition of Elyot in the English dictionary

The definition of Elyot in the dictionary is Sir Thomas. ?1490–1546, English scholar and diplomat; author of The Boke named the Governour, a treatise in English on education.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELYOT


angustifoliate
æŋˌɡʌstɪˈfəʊlɪət
chariot
ˈtʃærɪət
commissariat
ˌkɒmɪˈsɛərɪət
compatriot
kəmˈpætrɪət
Cypriot
ˈsɪprɪət
diet
ˈdaɪət
Eliot
ˈɛlɪət
fiat
ˈfaɪət
galiot
ˈɡælɪət
galliot
ˈɡælɪət
idiot
ˈɪdɪət
immediate
ɪˈmiːdɪət
lariat
ˈlærɪət
patriot
ˈpeɪtrɪət
piet
ˈpaɪət
quiet
ˈkwaɪət
riot
ˈraɪət
secretariat
ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛərɪət
soviet
ˈsəʊvɪət
Wyatt
ˈwaɪət

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELYOT

ELV
elvan
elver
elves
elvish
elvishly
elvishness
Elx
Ely
Elysian
Elysian fields
Elysium
Elytis

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELYOT

boot
bot
cannot
dot
eyot
foot
forgot
got
guyot
have-not
hot
jackpot
lot
mot
not
pilot
pot
pyot
ryot
talayot

Synonyms and antonyms of Elyot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Elyot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELYOT

Find out the translation of Elyot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Elyot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Elyot» in English.

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埃利奥特
1,325 millions of speakers

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Elyot
570 millions of speakers

English

Elyot
510 millions of speakers

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Elyot
380 millions of speakers
ar

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Elyot
280 millions of speakers

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Элиот
278 millions of speakers

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Elyot
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Elyot
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Elyot
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Elyot
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Elyot
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Elyot
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Elyot
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Elyot
85 millions of speakers
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Elyot
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Elyot
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Translator English - Marathi

एलीट
75 millions of speakers

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Elyot
70 millions of speakers

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Elyot
65 millions of speakers

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Elyot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Еліот
40 millions of speakers

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Elyot
30 millions of speakers
el

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Elyot
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Elyot
14 millions of speakers
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Elyot
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Elyot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Elyot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELYOT»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELYOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Elyot

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QUOTES WITH «ELYOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Elyot.
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Geraldine McEwan
When I was asked to play 'Miss Marple,' I was given the Kevin Elyot script for 'The Body in the Library.' I was a fan of his theatre work anyway, and I just thought it was brilliant. I was immediately taken by 'Miss Marple,' so I read some of the novels, and I knew I had to do it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELYOT»

Discover the use of Elyot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Elyot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Business of Pleasure
Two men, one woman, and every sexual fantasy imaginable - these are the ingredients that make up the business of pleasure.
Justine Elyot, 2011
2
The Memoirs of Helen of Troy
The fictional memoirs of the one of the world's most beautiful and notorious women offers Helen's personal perspective on her turbulent childhood as the result of a rumored affair between her mother the queen and the god Zeus, the ...
Amanda Elyot, 2006
3
Mykal Elyot: Exiled Prince of Drakos
Let me introduce you to Mykal Elyot: Mykal has lived most of his life in hiding.
Suni Blue, 2006
4
Sir Thomas Elyot as Lexicographer
The above instances do not exhaust Elyot's influence on Huloet's dic- tionary. Elyot's explanations of the meaning of a word may also have prompted a lexical coinage for which Huloet is rightly acknowledged. In such cases Elyot's syntactic  ...
Gabriele Stein, 2014
5
Mouth to Mouth
The homecoming of a son. The reunion of two brothers. Frank has made a surrogate family of his oldest friends. But when does intimacy become betrayal?
Kevin Elyot, 2001
6
Private Lives
Elyot Never mind, send down to the kitchen for some cochineal. Sibyl Don't be so silly. Elyot Hurry. Elyot saunters down to the balustrade. He looks casually over on to the next terrace, and then out at the view. He looks up at the moon and ...
Noël Coward, 2013
7
Invention of the Renaissance Woman: The Challenge of Female ...
Sir Thomas Elyot's Defence of Good Women is the first native English work that fully and self-consciously participates in the Renaissance controversy about women in genre as well as in subject matter. More's letters and Vives's Instruction  ...
Pamela Joseph Benson, 2010
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Health, Medicine, and Mortality in the Sixteenth Century
Some of them indeed gave the game away by copying Elyot verbatim.^ Sir Thomas Elyot could have claimed therefore to be both the originator and chief representative of this genre of publication, the main characteristic of which was the ...
Charles Webster, 1979
9
Defending Literature in Early Modern England: Renaissance ...
19 It appears that Elyot resented Eden not because he was a pluralist who did no actual work for the council (Hogrefe, Life, 90–91), but because the work Eden did for the Star Chamber earned the highest fees from litigants, while Elyot did the ...
Robert Matz, 2000
10
Divulging Utopia: Radical Humanism in Sixteenth-century England
THREE Thomas Elyot's ambition to "devulgate or sette fourth some part" of his " studie" in The Boke Named the Governour (1531) marks one of the first significant attempts by English humanists to make their learning accessible to a vernacular ...
David Weil Baker, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELYOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Elyot is used in the context of the following news items.
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Victoria actor's rebel role a relief from classical constraint
Amanda is newly remarried, but still has feelings for her ex-husband, Elyot. The pair are reunited by chance. Volleys of typically Coward-esque ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
2
Positive: Introducing a comedy about HIV/AIDS
In the UK the most resonant exploration of the virus's devastating impact was Kevin Elyot's My Night with Reg (1994). While all have been ... «The Arts Desk, Jun 15»
3
Review: Little Fish Theatre's 'Private Lives' is a welcoming evening …
Amanda (Amanda Karr), Victor (Lukas Bailey), Sibyl (Leona Britton) and Elyot (Noah Wagner) in "Private Lives," directed by James Rice at Little ... «The Daily Breeze, Jun 15»
4
Erotic Romance and Humour by Dolly Watt
Two of my favourite writers, Tiffany Reisz and Justine Elyot, skilfully blend wit, comical situations and sexiness in their erotic romances, without ... «FemaleFirst.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
Little Fish Theatre Opens PRIVATE LIVES Tonight
This play features as Amanda and Elyot, Amanda Karr (Present Laughter, Steel Magnolias) and Noah Wagner (Present Laughter), two Little ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
6
In this whodunit, 'It Could Be Anyone of Us'
Some of his favorite roles have included Malvolio in “Twelfth Night,” Elyot Chase in “Private Lives,” Ebeneezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol,” ... «Coast Weekend, Jun 15»
7
Private Lives review – Noël Coward revival is like a chilled glass of …
It's an unarguably direct means of getting Harry Long's blithe Elyot into the groove. Noël Coward knocked out the drama in three days and ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
8
Five Awesome Hacks for Exhibiting your Indie Game at PAX or GDC
arrow Blogs. Five Awesome Hacks for Exhibiting your Indie Game at PAX or GDC. by Elyot Grant on 03/26/15 02:03:00 pm Featured Blogs. 2 comments Share ... «Gamasutra, Mar 15»
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Hugh Bonneville and Stephen Daldry pay tribute to writer Kevin …
Hugh Bonneville and Stephen Daldry have hailed the genius of writer Kevin Elyot as the current cast of his hit play My Night With Reg plan to ... «Evening Standard, Mar 15»
10
London Theater Journal: Laughing Wall to Wall
Within only a few days, I was able to savor both the midnight blues of the first-rate revival of Kevin Elyot's “My Night With Reg,” a portrait of gay ... «New York Times, Feb 15»

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