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Love from one being to another can only be that two solitudes come nearer, recognize and protect and comfort each other.
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Meaning of "two solitudes" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TWO SOLITUDES

From Two Solitudes, a novel by Canadian writer Hugh MacLennan (1907–90).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TWO SOLITUDES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TWO SOLITUDES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Two solitudes 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 TWO SOLITUDES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of two solitudes in the English dictionary

The definition of two solitudes in the dictionary is a term for the situation of English and French Canada, considered as socially and culturally isolated from each other.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TWO SOLITUDES

two
two a penny
two bits
two o´clock
Two Oceans
two penn´orth
Two Sicilies
Two Thousand Guineas
Two-and-a-half International
two-bit
two-by-four
two-chamber system
two-colour process
two-cycle
two-cylinder
two-dimensional
two-dimensionality
two-dimensionally
two-door
two-edged

WORDS THAT END LIKE TWO SOLITUDES

Alcides
Andes
besides
Comrades
Cyclades
Everglades
Guides
Hades
horse latitudes
ides
incudes
Landes
Lourdes
Mendes
palisades
Rhodes
shades
spades
strides
vicissitudes

Synonyms and antonyms of two solitudes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «two solitudes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TWO SOLITUDES

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

Translator English - Chinese

2人迹罕至
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dos soledades
570 millions of speakers

English

two solitudes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दो solitudes
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

اثنين منعزلتان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

два одиночества
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

duas solidões
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুই solitudes
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

deux solitudes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dua solitudes
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zwei Einsamkeiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

2孤独
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이 고독
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Loro solitudes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hai Solitudes
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரண்டு தீர்வுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दोन solitudes
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Iki yalnızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

due solitudini
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dwa Samotności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дві самотності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

două singurătăți
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δύο μοναξιές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

twee solitudes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

två ödemarker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

to solitudes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of two solitudes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TWO SOLITUDES»

The term «two solitudes» is normally little used and occupies the 142.534 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TWO SOLITUDES» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «TWO SOLITUDES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word two solitudes.
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Rainer Maria Rilke
Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.
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Han Suyin
Love from one being to another can only be that two solitudes come nearer, recognize and protect and comfort each other.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWO SOLITUDES»

Discover the use of two solitudes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to two solitudes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Two Solitudes
A landmark of nationalist fiction, Hugh MacLennan's Two Solitudes is the story of two races within one nation, each with its own legend and ideas of what a nation should be.
Hugh MacLennan, 2011
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Two Solitudes
In his vivid portrayals of human drama in prewar Quebec, Hugh MacLennan focuses on two individuals whose love increases the prejudices that surround them until they discover that "love consists in this, that two solitudes protect, and touch ...
Hugh MacLennan, 2008
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Introducing Hugh MacLennan's Two solitudes: a reader's guide
Attractively produced, they contain a chronology of the author's life, information on the importance of the book and its critical reception, an in-depth reading of the text, and a selected list of works cited.
Linda Leith, 1990
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Canadas of the Mind: The Making and Unmaking of Canadian ...
Hugh McLennan is credited with first using the phrase “Two Solitudes”1 to refer to the uneasy existence in Canada of “two founding peoples,” to use a more contentious modern phrase. Neither expression captures Canada's diversity, but in ...
Norman Hillmer, Adam Chapnick, 2007
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Sociocultural Aspects of Translating and Interpreting
Between Translation and Traduction The Many Paradoxes of Deux Solitudes Agnès Whitfield Université York, Toronto, Canada Several translation paradoxes underlie the writing and translation of the classic Canadian novel, Two Solitudes,  ...
Anthony Pym, Miriam Shlesinger, Zuzana Jettmarova, 2006
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Reconciling the Solitudes: Essays on Canadian Federalism and ...
The "two solitudes" of Hugh MacLennan are still a fundamental reality in Canada; the ways that the two groups envisage their predicament, their problems, and their common country are so different that it is hard to find a common language.
Charles Taylor, Guy Laforest, 1993
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Canadian Literary Landmarks
He created the parish setting of Two Solitudes, explaining in the Author's Foreword: "The parish known in the story as Saint-Marc-des-Erables is also imaginary. There may be other Saint-Marcs in the province of Quebec, but they are not mine.
John Robert Colombo, 1984
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Aspects de l'identité canadienne
Mane-Claude LOQUET-BENAIOUN Hugh MacLennan's Two Solitudes is an attempt at reconciling two communities in Canada, the French Canadians and the English Canadians. He shows that they are both necessary to form the nation, that ...
Jacques Leclaire
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Language Ideological Debates
Monica Heller 1. "Two solitudes" There is a cliche about Canada which turns up in public discourse again and again, and that is that Canada is composed of "two solitudes", one English- speaking, the other French. The expression comes from  ...
Jan Blommaert, 1999
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Montreal in Evolution: Historical Analysis of the ...
... in this process. Two Solitudes The revolution in the means of communication and intercity transportation — steamboats, railways, soon followed by the telegraph — generated a centripetal force which resulted in a concentration of most ...
Jean-Claude Marsan, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TWO SOLITUDES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term two solitudes is used in the context of the following news items.
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LOEWEN: From 'Two Solitudes' to a new Canada
The two solitudes, for you younger folks, refers of course to the French and the English of Canada. And for decades, the people of Quebec have been insisting ... «InfoTel News Ltd, Jul 15»
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Uniting the two solitudes
In the nine provinces and (then) two territories where English was the majority language, the law was widely perceived as a coercive imposition, making French ... «Montreal Gazette, Jun 15»
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Too Different and Too Familiar: The Challenge of French-Canadian …
In the prologue to his now-iconic “Two Solitudes,” Hugh MacLennan professed to have written “a novel of Canada.” The book was published in 1945, and one ... «The New Yorker, May 15»
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'The two solitudes are over': Montreal's mayor vows united front with …
They were small signs of the new alliance between the leaders of Canada's two largest cities. First, from Toronto Mayor John Tory, who displayed a framed ... «National Post, Mar 15»
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Extra, Extra: Peace Out, Two Solitudes; Executive Committee …
“The two solitudes are over,” said Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre today in a morning press conference with Mayor John Tory, assuring denizens of both mayors' ... «Torontoist, Mar 15»
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Canada's big screen solitudes
Canada's big screen solitudes ... embraced Claude Jutra's Mon oncle Antoine, what we have on the big screen remains largely a chronic case of two solitudes. «Toronto Star, Mar 15»
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The TDSB's Two Solitudes
“It seems there are two solitudes among schools these days: the ones that are way underutilized and the ones that are way overutilized,” says Higgins. «Torontoist, Feb 15»
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The gender divide is the real 'Two Solitudes' of Canadian politics
The term "two solitudes" used to describe Quebec and the rest of Canada, and ... But there are two other incompatible nations in this country - men's Canada and ... «rabble.ca, Feb 15»
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TV show blends two solitudes in a Seinfeldian stew
MONTREAL—One of the most innovative shows on Quebec television is a bromance, a comedy about two guys in their 30s who are breaking down barriers on ... «Toronto Star, Feb 15»
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The two solitudes of two-spirit
Generally, two-spirit people have long been considered integral to indigenous society — and often held healing and teaching roles within their communities. «Daily Xtra, Jan 15»

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