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PRONUNCIATION OF IONESCO

Ionesco  [ˌiːəˈnɛskəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IONESCO

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Ionesco is a noun.
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WHAT DOES IONESCO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ionescu

Ionescu is a Romanian surname, derived from the male given name Ion. It may refer to: ▪ Adrian Silvan Ionescu, historian and art critic ▪ Alexandre Sadi-Ionesco, librarian and bibliographer ▪ Alexandru Ionescu, bobsledder ▪ Alexandru Ionescu, socialist militant ▪ Carmen Ionesco, Canadian discus thrower of Romanian descent ▪ Cazimir Ionescu, politician ▪ Claudiu Eugen Ionescu, handball player ▪ Constantin Al. Ionescu-Caion, journalist ▪ Constantin Dudu Ionescu, politician ▪ Constantin Ionescu Gulian, philosopher and journalist ▪ Cristian Ionescu, politician ▪ Elisabeta Ionescu, handball player ▪ Emanoil Ionescu, soldier ▪ Eugène Ionesco, playwright ▪ Eva Ionesco, actress ▪ Gelu Ionescu, literary historian and critic ▪ George Ionescu-Gion, journalist and historian ▪ Gheorghe Ionescu, painter ▪ Gheorghe Ionescu-Siseşti, agronomist ▪ Ghiţă Ionescu, political scientist ▪ Grigore Ionescu, architect and historian ▪ Ilarion...

Definition of Ionesco in the English dictionary

The definition of Ionesco in the dictionary is Eugène. 1912–94, French dramatist, born in Romania; a leading exponent of the theatre of the absurd. His plays include The Bald Prima Donna and Rhinoceros.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IONESCO


alfresco
ælˈfrɛskəʊ
brasco
ˈbræskəʊ
casco
ˈkæskəʊ
chubasco
tʃʊˈbæskəʊ
churrigueresco
ˌtʃʊərɪɡəˈrɛskəʊ
cisco
ˈsɪskəʊ
disco
ˈdɪskəʊ
Disko
ˈdɪskəʊ
Enesco
ɛˈnɛskəʊ
fiasco
fɪˈæskəʊ
fresco
ˈfrɛskəʊ
gauchesco
ɡaʊˈtʃɛskəʊ
Kosciusko
ˌkɒsɪˈʌskəʊ
Lambrusco
læmˈbrʊskəʊ
Moresco
məˈrɛskəʊ
Morisco
məˈrɪskəʊ
Moscow
ˈmɒskəʊ
pisco
ˈpɪskəʊ
Tabasco
təˈbæskəʊ
UNESCO
juːˈnɛskəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IONESCO

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ion
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Iona
IONARC
Ionia
Ionian
Ionian Islands
Ionian Sea

WORDS THAT END LIKE IONESCO

atamasco
ayahuasco
banco
barbasco
Blanco
Cerro de Pasco
chico
co
coco
Cusco
eco
Franco
Jalisco
loco
Mexico
Monaco
morocco
poco
Puerto Rico
San Francisco

Synonyms and antonyms of Ionesco in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Ionesco» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IONESCO

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Translator English - Chinese

尤奈斯库
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ionesco
570 millions of speakers

English

Ionesco
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Ionesco
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يونسكو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ионеско
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ionesco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Ionesco
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ionesco
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ionesco
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ionesco
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イヨネスコ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이오네스코
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ionesco
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ionesco
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லோனெஸ்கோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आयोनेस्को
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ionesco
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ionesco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ionesco
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Іонеско
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ionesco
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ιονέσκο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ionesco
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ionesco
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ionesco
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ionesco

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IONESCO»

The term «Ionesco» is regularly used and occupies the 88.477 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IONESCO» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IONESCO»

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1
Rhinoceros and Other Plays
Presents three dramatic works by the contemporary French experimental playwright: The Leader, The Future Is in Eggs or It Takes all Sorts to Make a World, and Rhinoceros
Eugène Ionesco, 1960
2
Eugène Ionesco Revisited
In viewing Ionesco's career as a continuous whole, Gaensbauer discovers that each work is essentially one piece of the long autobiography of a writer deeply engaged with a spiritual quest to understand himself and humanity.
Deborah B. Gaensbauer, 1996
3
Amédée: The New Tenant. Victims of Duty
AMEDEE creates a comic uproar out of a steadily-growing corpse just outside the bedroom of a middle-class couple.
Eugène Ionesco, 1958
4
The Bald Soprano: And, The Lesson
THe Bald Soprano and other plays like: The Lesson, Jack or The Submission, The Chairs.
Eugène Ionesco, 2007
5
Eugene Ionesco
Eugene Ioneso's dramas still work in theaters thanks to what some critics call his primordial sense of the foundations of drama. This text examines some of his work, including The Bald Soprano, The Lesson, The Chair, and Rhinoceros
Harold Bloom, 2009
6
Exit the King, The Killer, and Macbett: Three Plays
Presents three plays by twentieth-century dramatist Eugene Ionesco, including "Exit the King," which traces the final hours of the once-great King Berenger the First; "The Killer," a study of pure evil; and "Macbett," a spoof of the ...
Eugène Ionesco, 1985
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French XX Bibliography: Critical and Biographical References ...
Ionesco, Eugène: Fragments of ajournal. Trans. from the French by Jean Stewart, with an introd. by Donald Watson. London: Quartet. [c1987]. 149 p. Quartet encounters. [OCLC] Another ed. 0/69507; trans. of 62638. • K7475. Ionesco, Eugène: ...
Douglas W. Alden, Peter C. Hoy, Christine M. Zunz, 1989
8
Great World Writers: Twentieth Century
All at once, in this simple, one-act play, Ionesco had devised a new way to look at the world and created a whole new terrain in the world of the theater. Development of the Playwright. Ionesco's intense period of writing plays lasted almost 40 ...
Patrick M. O'Neil, 2004
9
The Short Story and Photography, 1880's-1980's: A Critical ...
EUGENE IONESCO THE COLONEL'S PHOTOGRAPH 1 955 Ionesco (1909 -94), best known for his iconoclastic plays, recalled that his very first word was probably "Again" in response to the removal of a magic lantern image from the screen.
Jane Marjorie Rabb, 1998
10
Ionesco's Imperatives: The Politics of Culture
The first complete survey in English of Ionesco's contributions to the stage and a new recognition of their political content
Rosette C. Lamont, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IONESCO»

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The Black Comedy of India's Justice System | The New Republic
... in college, confessed he did not make Court with Dickens or Kafka in mind, however—he focused on the plays of Beckett and Ionesco. «The New Republic, Jul 15»
2
Theater Talk: Shaw polishes dramas to perfection | WBFO
Then right here in Buffalo you can see RHINOCEROS, the play about social conformity by Eugene Ionesco, presented by Subversive Theatre, ... «WBFO, Jul 15»
3
Trevor Nunn's Volpone reviewed: Henry Goodman bewitches the …
Kenneth Tynan asked his hero Orson Welles to direct Laurence Olivier in Rhinoceros, a fashionable trifle by Ionesco. Olivier, keen to win over ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
On The Boards Theater Listings
RHINOCEROS by Eugene Ionesco, presented by Subversive Theatre, directed by Albert Falcone, starring Rick Lattimer, John Vines, Haley ... «Artvoice, Jul 15»
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Russian riot grrls rule in unruly 'This is Pussy Riot' at CATF
Led into a Russian icon-lined space, the audience then becomes onlookers at a trial so farcical it would make Ionesco feel right at home. «DC Theatre Scene, Jul 15»
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My encounter with the reclusive Harper Lee
... editor and publisher known for championing the likes of Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett and William Burroughs. That sounded promising. «New York Post, Jul 15»
7
Julia Glass: always a book in hand
I loved Eugene Ionesco's plays. By wanting to be this exotic reader I unintentionally broadened my horizons quite a bit. Still, there are so many ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
8
Saying Yes to Snails
Playwright Eugene Ionesco, for example, dramatized fascism by having the entire population of a French village turn into rhinoceroses. Samuel ... «Harvard Crimson, Jul 15»
9
'Guardsman' runs in Madison through July 26
She also sees the play as a precursor to the works of Luigi Pirandello, Harold Pinter, Eugene Ionesco, and Jean-Paul Sartre. “It was so far ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»
10
The Bald Prima Donna
Romanian-French playwright Eugène Ionesco's script is brilliant, humorous and understated. It makes fun of the things we say and the banality ... «InDaily, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ionesco [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ionesco>. Apr 2024 ».
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