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Pollock said several times that he couldn't separate himself from his art. Not knowing much about modern art when I began to read about him, I was much more his persona - his struggles as a human being - that was interesting to me.
Ed Harris

Meaning of "Pollock" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLLOCK

Pollock  [ˈpɒlək] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLLOCK

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determiner
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Pollock 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 POLLOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pollock

Pollock

Pollock is the common name used for either of the two species of marine fish in the Pollachius genus. Both P. pollachius and P. virens are commonly referred to as pollock. Other names for P. pollachius include the Atlantic pollock, European pollock, lieu jaune, and lythe; while P. virens is sometimes known as Boston blues, coalfish, silver bills or saithe.

Definition of Pollock in the English dictionary

The definition of Pollock in the dictionary is Sir Frederick. 1845–1937, English legal scholar: with Maitland, he wrote History of English Law before the Time of Edward I. Other definition of Pollock is Jackson. 1912–56, US abstract expressionist painter; chief exponent of action painting in the US.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLLOCK


agalloch
əˈɡælək
bellock
ˈbɛlək
bollock
ˈbɒlək
bullock
ˈbʊlək
gallock
ˈɡælək
gavelock
ˈɡævələk
gralloch
ˈɡrælək
hillock
ˈhɪlək
hoolock
ˈhuːlək
killock
ˈkɪlək
lilac
ˈlaɪlək
mullock
ˈmʌlək
pellack
ˈpelək
pellock
ˈpɛlək
pillock
ˈpɪlək
pollack
ˈpɒlək
rowlock
ˈrɒlək
sillock
ˈsɪlək
tilak
ˈtɪlək

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLLOCK

Pollux
polly
Pollyanna

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLLOCK

a chip off the old block
alarm clock
block
born out of wedlock
building block
child lock
clock
digital clock
eight o´clock
flock
Glock
lock
o´clock
on the block
overclock
sherlock
the clock
unblock
unlock
warlock

Synonyms and antonyms of Pollock in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Pollock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLLOCK

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

Translator English - Chinese

波洛克
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Pollock
570 millions of speakers

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Pollock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पोलक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بولوك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Поллок
278 millions of speakers

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Pollock
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোলক
260 millions of speakers

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Pollock
220 millions of speakers

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Pollock
190 millions of speakers

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Pollock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポロック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폴락
85 millions of speakers

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Pollock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loại cá biển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போலாக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोलॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

morinaya benzer bir tür balık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pollock
65 millions of speakers

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Pollock
50 millions of speakers

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Поллок
40 millions of speakers

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Pollock
30 millions of speakers
el

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Pollock
15 millions of speakers
af

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Pollock
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Pollock
10 millions of speakers
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Pollock
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Pollock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLLOCK»

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «POLLOCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Pollock.
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Henry Flynt
I was a student at Harvard, and that's where I learned about so-called avant-garde music. Jackson Pollock, abstract expressionism and painting were well known at this time.
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Ed Harris
Pollock said several times that he couldn't separate himself from his art. Not knowing much about modern art when I began to read about him, I was much more his persona - his struggles as a human being - that was interesting to me.
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Ed Harris
In the past 10 years, I've looked at life as this Pollock stuff. And now I'm almost in the post Pollock phase.
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Michael Heizer
The history of American art, in a way, begins with Jackson Pollock and his big paintings. This theme of bigness - all painters and sculptors have dealt with it ever since.
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Donald Judd
Pollock looks unusual and radical even now.
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Donald Judd
And that Newman wasn't, and yet to me Pollock is just as radical and unlike Expressionism as Newman.
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Lee Krasner
In the late 30s the name Pollock was totally unknown and unheard of.
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LeRoy Neiman
The big shock of my life was Abstract Expressionism - Pollock, de Kooning, those guys. It changed my work. I was an academically trained student, and suddenly you could pour paint, smear it on, broom it on!
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Kenneth Noland
Clem had made it known that Pollock was a great painter.
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Kenneth Noland
Pollock was well known, certainly, but for all the wrong reasons. He was known as much for being wild and unconventional in his working methods as for being a great artist.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLLOCK»

Discover the use of Pollock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Pollock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jackson Pollock
Pollock's large, bold canvasses revolutionized the world of art just after World War II. More than 100 are reproduced here in full color to capture the brilliance of his palette, and six gatefolds show his vast horizontal works without ...
Ellen G. Landau, 2010
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NHS Plc: The Privatisation of Our Health Care
This book, by one of the NHS's most eloquentand passionate defenders, tells the story of how that ideal has beenprogressively eroded, and how the clock is being turned back to pre-NHSdays, when health care was a commodity, fully available ...
Allyson M. Pollock, 2006
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Pollock:
A TRAGIC ICON OF ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM, JACKSON POLLOCK (1912-1956) TOOK INFLUENCES FROM PICASSO AND MEXICAN SURREALISM AND DEVELOPED HIS OWN WAY OF SEEING, INTERPRETING, AND EXPRESSING.
Leonhard Emmerling, 2009
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Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice
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Joycelyn Pollock, 2011
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Pollock and After: The Critical Debate
Contributors explore the work of Greenberg's contemporaries, the relationship between critical and commercial responses to Abstract Expressionism, and perceptions of cultural value in the 1940s and 1950s, and challenge assumptions about ...
Francis Frascina, 2000
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Contemporary Theories of Knowledge
This new edition of the classic Contemporary Theories of Knowledge has been significantly updated to include analyses of the recent literature in epistemology.
John L. Pollock, Joseph Cruz, 1999
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Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds
Highlighting dramatic changes brought about by instant communication and new mobility patterns, this new edition shows how the TCK experience is becoming increasingly common and valuable.
David Pollock, Ruth Van Reken, 2010
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Jackson Pollock: Interviews, Articles, and Reviews
This is a collection of articles on and by Jackson Pollock including interviews, reviews and articles by friends and his wife, painter Lee Krasner.
Pepe Karmel, 1999
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Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-based Strategies ...
Draws from more than one hundred studies of classroom management to explain four important general components of effective classroom management and their impact on student engagement and achievement.
Robert J. Marzano, Debra Pickering, Jane E. Pollock, 2001
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Vision and Difference: Feminism, Femininity and Histories of Art
Griselda Pollock provides concrete historical analyses of key moments in the formation of modern culture to reveal the sexual politics at the heart of modernist art, exploring the writings of Elizabeth Siddall, Mary Cassatt and Berthe ...
Griselda Pollock, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLLOCK»

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Book Review: Dinner With Jackson Pollock
There are Jackson Pollock biopics, documentaries, jazz albums of his favorite pieces, even dance workshops that would imitate his gestural ... «WSHU, Jul 15»
2
Former real estate developer Roger Pollock pleads guilty to bank fraud
POLLOCK Real estate developer and Lake Oswego resident Roger Pollock agreed to a plea deal last week in connection with federal bank ... «Pamplin Media Group, Jul 15»
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'Freak circumstances' in Mark Pollock fall, court hears
A 'freak combination of circumstances' for which nobody was to blame led to Mark Pollock falling out of a window at his friends' house, the High ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Pollock Park Mews is the 'forgotten land' - Lockhart
She concluded: “It is my vision to see Pollock Mews completed. I have for the past year been working with environmental health on other issues ... «Lurgan Mail, Jul 15»
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Pollock: Some thoughts on Bradford's Keane, Jones
Some thoughts on Tom Keane and Dave Jones and a reader's recollection of Stan Musial's tie to Olean. WHEN I took the sportscasting job at ... «Olean Times Herald, Jul 15»
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Fast-moving fire near Kyburz closes Hwy. 50
#BREAKING: highway 50 is closed from Pollock Pines to Meyers because of a wildfire. Gusty near #KyburzFire now. pic.twitter.com/ ... «abc7news.com, Jul 15»
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Diamondbacks' A.J. Pollock goes 3 for 4 in victory on Thursday
Diamondbacks All-Star center fielder A.J. Pollock had a big night at the plate on Thursday. Pollock went 3 for 4 with two RBI and a run scored. «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
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Pollock: Thoughts on Keane, Jones and a Musial memory
... • When I took the sportscasting job at Bradford's WESB radio back in 1970, one of the first names that came to my attention was Tom Keane. «Bradford Era, Jul 15»
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Plant in Pollock expected to create 85 jobs
Lithuania-based Investimus Foris is buying assets of the former Vanguard Synfuels refinery in Pollock. The company plans to spend up to $265 ... «Alexandria Town Talk, Jul 15»
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Diamondbacks CF A.J. Pollock gets a rest on Wednesday
Diamondbacks All-Star center fielder A.J. Pollock is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins. Pollock had started 17 ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»

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