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PRONUNCIATION OF MILLAY

Millay  [mɪˈleɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILLAY

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Millay 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 MILLAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Millay

Millay as a surname may refer to: ▪ Diana Millay, American actress ▪ Edna St. Vincent Millay, American lyrical poet and playwright ▪ George Millay, American businessman ▪ Millay, a character in the role playing game Suikoden IV ▪ Tamara Millay, Missouri politician As a place name, it may refer to: ▪ Millay, a commune in the Nièvre department of France...

Definition of Millay in the English dictionary

The definition of Millay in the dictionary is Edna St Vincent. 1892–1950, US poet, noted esp for her sonnets; her collections include The Buck in the Snow and Fatal Interview.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MILLAY


alay
əˈleɪ
allay
əˈleɪ
belay
bɪˈleɪ
brise-soleil
ˌbriːzsəʊˈleɪ
Brule
bruːˈleɪ
cabriolet
ˌkæbrɪəʊˈleɪ
cassoulet
ˌkæsəˈleɪ
delay
dɪˈleɪ
gelee
ʒəˈleɪ
gilet
dʒɪˈleɪ
inlay
ɪnˈleɪ
Malay
məˈleɪ
Mandalay
ˌmændəˈleɪ
mislay
mɪsˈleɪ
overlay
ˌəʊvəˈleɪ
palay
pæˈleɪ
underlay
ˌʌndəˈleɪ
unlay
ʌnˈleɪ
uplay
ʌpˈleɪ
waylay
weɪˈleɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILLAY

Milky Way
Milky Way System
milky-white
mill
mill girl
mill owner
mill wheel
mill worker
mill-rind
millable
millage
Millais
Millau Bridge

WORDS THAT END LIKE MILLAY

airplay
Barclay
Bellay
child´s play
clay
cosplay
cullay
display
du Bellay
fair play
foreplay
gameplay
interplay
lay
outlay
play
relay
replay
role-play
screenplay

Synonyms and antonyms of Millay in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Millay» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MILLAY

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米莱
1,325 millions of speakers

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Millay
570 millions of speakers

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Millay
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Millay
380 millions of speakers
ar

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ميلاي
280 millions of speakers

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Миллей
278 millions of speakers

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Millay
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Millay
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Millay
220 millions of speakers

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Millay
190 millions of speakers

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millay
180 millions of speakers

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ミレー
130 millions of speakers

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Millay
85 millions of speakers

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Millay
85 millions of speakers
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Millay
80 millions of speakers

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Millay
75 millions of speakers

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मिली
75 millions of speakers

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Millay
70 millions of speakers

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Millay
65 millions of speakers

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Millay
50 millions of speakers

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Мілле
40 millions of speakers

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Millay
30 millions of speakers
el

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Millay
15 millions of speakers
af

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Millay
14 millions of speakers
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Millay
10 millions of speakers
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Millay
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILLAY»

The term «Millay» is regularly used and occupies the 96.992 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 Millay

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILLAY»

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Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Thirty years after the smashing success of Zelda, Nancy Milford returns with a stunning second act. Savage Beauty is the portrait of a passionate, fearless woman who obsessed American ever as she tormented herself.
Nancy Milford, 2001
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The Sea of Tranquility: A Novel
Teenage former piano prodigy Nastya Kashnikov and Josh Bennett, a lonely boy at her school, enter into an intense relationship, with neither unaware of the dark secrets the other's past holds. Original.
Katja Millay, 2013
3
Edna St. Vincent Millay
"--Booklist. "Luminous, elegant illustrations bring these complex and insightful verses to life...all are fresh and alive and will draw readers into the book."--School Library Journal. "A good assortment of Millay's poetry."--Kirkus.
Edna St. Vincent Millay, Frances Schoonmaker, 1999
4
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Norman A. Brittin, 1982
5
Millay at 100: A Critical Reappraisal
Though she left New York City to live with Eugen at Steepletop, a seven-hundred -acre farm they purchased in Austerlitz, New York,3 often summering on Ragged Island in Maine, Millay followed and wrote on behalf of political causes. In 1949 ...
Diane P. Freedman, 1995
6
What Lips My Lips Have Kissed: The Loves and Love Poems of ...
A noted biographer and poet illuminates the unique woman who wrote the greatest American love poetry of the twentieth century This is the story of a rare sort of American genius, who grew up in grinding poverty in Camden, Maine.
Daniel Mark Epstein, 2014
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The Collected Poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay
This compilation is an excellent work for those who are fans of the writings and poems of Millay, and should not be passed up by long-term fans of hers and newer generations who are just discovering her works for the first time.
Edna St. Vincent Millay, 2007
8
Renascence and Other Poems
In addition to the title poem, this collection includes "Interim," "Sorrow," "Ashes of Life," "Three Songs of Shattering," "The Dream," "When the Year Grows Old," and others, including 6 sonnets.
Edna St. Vincent Millay, 2013
9
Collected Poems
Collected Poems features Millay's incisive and impassioned lyric poetry and sonnets, many of which are considered among the finest in the language, as well as the poet's last volume, Mine the Harvest, compiled and published in 1956 by her ...
Edna St. Vincent Millay, 2011
10
Recorded Poetry and Poetic Reception from Edna Millay to the ...
Millay's Beautiful Throat In the poetry ofEdna St. Vincent Millay, presentation is perhaps not all, but it is supremely important. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, when Millay's fame was ascendant, her poetry arrived in beautiful packaging: there ...
Derek Furr, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILLAY»

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Woody Allens Purposeless Irrational Man Stars Puppets, Not People
... some fun in Irrational Man throwing down poetic philosophical references—Heidegger here, Edna St. Vincent Millay there. In much the same ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
2
Police Reports: July 20, 2015
A passenger in Staples' vehicle, Linda C. Millay, 67, of the 1600 block of West Fourth Street, was treated at Owensboro Health Regional ... «messenger-inquirer, Jul 15»
3
Carpe diem, baby
The poem, First Fig by Edna St Vincent Millay, is Dahl's motto: ... to the future and up at their idol, I will end my stay on stage with Millay's poem. «E Kantipur, Jul 15»
4
HBO Shows New Westworld Footage At Comic-Con
She's playing Maeve Millay, a madame of some renown. A big attraction of the park in the original Westworld is that the robots were supposed ... «Beyond Westworld, Jul 15»
5
ODC 11s open with win over Hart County
Nolan Millay led ODC at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and a 2-run home run that put his team up 7-0 in the third inning. kAmt=:;29 ... «messenger-inquirer, Jul 15»
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These New Images From HBO's 'Westworld' Reboot Show Just How …
Thandie Newton definitely looks the part in this image, she will play Maeve Millay. Anthony Hopkins will play Dr. Robert Ford, the creative ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
7
GHS Poms debut at Allred Brothers show
The GHS Poms are Front: Megan Maser; Middle (left to right): Sydney Ridgeway, Alaina Millay and Jenna Hastings; Back: Maddie Millay, ... «Gering Citizen, Jul 15»
8
'Spinster' is a must-read for young women
Beginning with the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, Bolick writes about five "awakeners" — writers who guided her in her long coming-of-age quest ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Lecture Series on Popular Poet
There will be a four week lecture series at B'nai Israel 444 Main St. North, Southbury, CT exploring the life and works ofr Edna St. Vincent Millay ... «HamletHub, Jul 15»
10
Trying to give credit where credit is due
He also looks back fondly on a change he saw in his daughter (Millay). The young ballet dancer switched to girls basketball in Vermillion. «Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Jul 15»

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