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I've always been a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde. I always feel that you should keep singles as commercial as possible so that the people can walk down the road and whistle a song. But on the other hand on albums I think you can afford to show people what you can do.
Roy Wood

Meaning of "Jekyll" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JEKYLL

Jekyll  [ˈdʒɛkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JEKYLL

noun
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
Jekyll 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 JEKYLL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jekyll

Jekyll may refer to: People: ▪ Jekyll Places: ▪ Jekyll Island, an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia ▪ Jekyll Island Club, private club located thereon In literature: ▪ Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, an 1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson In television: ▪ Jekyll , a 2007 BBC Television Series, written by Steven Moffat In film: ▪ The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll, a 1960 horror film by Hammer Film Productions ▪ Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo, a 1972 Spanish horror film ▪ Jekyll , a 2007 horror film written and directed by Scott Zakarin In theatre ▪ Jekyll & Hyde, a 1997 Broadway musical starring Robert Cuccioli in the title role In computing: ▪ Jekyll, a high-level language from Intel that can be losslessly translated to and from C ▪ Jekyll, a static blogging system used by GitHub...

Definition of Jekyll in the English dictionary

The definition of Jekyll in the dictionary is Gertrude. 1843–1932, British landscape gardener: noted for her simplicity of design and use of indigenous plants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JEKYLL


article
ˈɑːtɪkəl
buckle
ˈbʌkəl
chemical
ˈkɛmɪkəl
circle
ˈsɜːkəl
clinical
ˈklɪnɪkəl
critical
ˈkrɪtɪkəl
cycle
ˈsaɪkəl
deckle
ˈdɛkəl
electrical
ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl
freckle
ˈfrɛkəl
geographic
dʒɪəˈɡræfɪkəl
heckle
ˈhɛkəl
historical
hɪˈstɒrɪkəl
kenspeckle
ˈkɛnˌspɛkəl
outspeckle
ˈaʊtˌspɛkəl
seckle
ˈsɛkəl
shekel
ˈʃɛkəl
sheqel
ˈʃɛkəl
speckle
ˈspɛkəl
teckel
ˈtɛkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JEKYLL

Jehovah
Jehovah´s Witness
Jehovism
Jehovist
Jehovistic
Jehu
jeistiecor
jejunal
jejune
jejunely
jejuneness
jejunity
jejunostomy
jejunum
Jekyll and Hyde
jell
Jell-o
jellaba
jellabah
Jellicoe

WORDS THAT END LIKE JEKYLL

argyll
cataphyll
chlorophyll
cladophyll
ghyll
hypsophyll
idyll
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
megaphyll
megasporophyll
mesophyll
microphyll
microsporophyll
prophyll
sclerophyll
sporophyll
xanthophyll

Synonyms and antonyms of Jekyll in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Jekyll» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JEKYLL

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

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杰基尔
1,325 millions of speakers

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Jekyll
570 millions of speakers

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Jekyll
510 millions of speakers

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Jekyll
380 millions of speakers
ar

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جيكل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Джекил
278 millions of speakers

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Jekyll
270 millions of speakers

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Jekyll
260 millions of speakers

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Jekyll
220 millions of speakers

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Jekyll
190 millions of speakers

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Jekyll
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジェキル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지킬
85 millions of speakers

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Jekyll
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Jekyll
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜெகில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जेकील
75 millions of speakers

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Jekyll
70 millions of speakers

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Jekyll
65 millions of speakers

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Jekyll
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Джекіл
40 millions of speakers

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Jekyll
30 millions of speakers
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Jekyll
15 millions of speakers
af

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Jekyll
14 millions of speakers
sv

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Jekyll
10 millions of speakers
no

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Jekyll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Jekyll

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JEKYLL»

The term «Jekyll» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.433 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 Jekyll

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QUOTES WITH «JEKYLL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Jekyll.
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Roy Wood
I've always been a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde. I always feel that you should keep singles as commercial as possible so that the people can walk down the road and whistle a song. But on the other hand on albums I think you can afford to show people what you can do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JEKYLL»

Discover the use of Jekyll in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Jekyll and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the ...
Take a close look at the mirrors and smoke machines, the pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money.
G. Edward Griffin, 2010
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The Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome: What to Do If Someone in Your ...
In this exciting new book, Engel gives hope to millions by showing them how to get off the emotional roller coaster no matter what their situation is." —Randi Kreger, coauthor of Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When ...
Beverly Engel, 2011
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The Gardens of Gertrude Jekyll
"Should there be any doubt that Gertrude Jekyll was among the greatest practitioners of the art of gardening (there isn't, of course), a survey of this book will quickly confirm her almost totemic status in twentieth-century ornamental ...
Richard Bisgrove, 2000
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Classic
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Classic features: *The complete tale of the classic novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde *More than 200 vocabulary words frequently tested on the SAT highlighted throughout the text *Definitions ...
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2006
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, second edition
New to this second edition are an updated critical introduction and, in the appendices, writings on Victorian psychology by Thomas Carlyle, Richard Krafft-Ebing, and Henry Maudsley, among others.
Robert Louis Stevenson, Martin A. Danahay, 2005
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The Transforming Draught: Jekyll and Hyde, Robert Louis ...
This book investigates Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as an allegory of alcoholism--an interpretation that cultural change and the story's renown have perhaps obscured.
Thomas L. Reed, Jr., 2006
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
sensitive...surprisingly humorous...Read has an ear for economical, real-sounding dialogue, creating believable and moving characters. --Associated Press. ...eloquent, affecting...moving. --NY Times.
‎2008
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The Jekyll Island Cottage Colony
In this delightful book, a companion volume to The Jekyll Island Club: Southern Haven for America's Millionaires, June Hall McCash focuses on the social club's members and the "cottages" they built near the clubhouse between 1888 and 1928.
June Hall McCash, 1998
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Jekyll on Trial: Multiple Personality Disorder and Criminal Law
Why do we find multiple personality disorder (MPD) so fascinating?
Elyn R. Saks, Stephen H. Behnke, 2000
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Dr. & Mr. Jekyll Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson. نر لرلد»لسلجهب هام» ها ٠ رهسههت نلئةا ثمهد سور لي،هإء هل ل ههمعمو رهينة يا لإ«ههللر »يه»و نجههههه خهعسممءهههصمضه) ص ءلس» قنع لهسلإ قم وثمو لأهل ٣هك هقلورل،قمةممق ا ا ا ا مر يلوااس يا- راننننبيتتتم - ٠ س ل سهم . - » ٠ ل ٠ ، ) حر - سك لج .
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JEKYLL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Jekyll is used in the context of the following news items.
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DICK YARBROUGH: Jekyll Island deer happy to know they are now …
#This was especially welcomed news for my friend Claude and his white-tailed colleagues on Jekyll Island. As you may recall, The Jekyll Island ... «The Albany Herald, Jul 15»
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Jekyll-and-Hyde bosses and the impact on staff – Sandy Lim - The …
In the Hollywood comedy Horrible Bosses, three friends are so harassed by their abusive bosses that they hatch a plot to murder them. «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
3
JEKYLL & HYDE RESURRECTION Concert Set for 54 Below, 8/8
Based on the Broadway musical thriller written by Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse, Jekyll & Hyde Resurrection is a live concert featuring the ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
4
Teen swatter has 'Jekyll and Hyde' persona, victim says - British …
Nothing geeky. Nothing quiet. Nothing humble. Nothing subdued. He was so far the opposite that it was scary. This kid is a Jekyll and Hyde. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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The Jekyll and Hyde world of cycling in Hamilton
Hamilton is actively doing the opposite, a truly Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde approach. Hamilton does provide an impressive cycling map. «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
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From Japan to Jekyll, You Can Find Exploitation in All Its Glory
There's all kinds of erotic bonding and breaking going on in Walerian Borowczyk's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
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Column: Jekyll Island deer welcome news they are now official
This was especially welcomed news for my friend Claude and his white-tailed colleagues on Jekyll Island. As you may recall, the Jekyll Island ... «NeighborNewspapers.com, Jul 15»
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Beware Hyde-And-Jekyll Defense Of Iran Nuclear Agreement …
After two years of negotiations with Iran over the fate of its nuclear program, the Obama administration has unveiled an agreement abandoning ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
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Penny Dreadful Season 3 spoilers: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to join …
Its been only a few days since the exciting finale of Penny Dreadful's second season but it seems that the show is already gearing to beef up its ... «Vine Report, Jul 15»
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Jekyll Island deer welcome news they are now official
This was especially welcomed news for my friend Claude and his white-tailed colleagues on Jekyll Island. As you may recall, The Jekyll Island ... «Cherokee Tribune, Jul 15»

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