prolific author

collocation in English

meaningsofprolificandauthor

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prolific
adjective
uk
/prəˈlɪf.ɪk/us
/prəˈlɪf.ɪk/
producing a great number or amount ...
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author
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɔː.θər/us
/ˈɑː.θɚ/
the writer of a book, article, ...
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(Definition ofprolificandauthorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Partridge was a wide-ranging,prolificauthor, driven both by his desire, almost literally, to 'preach the word', and by the need for cash.
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Bruce was aprolificauthorwith nearly 100 published papers and about a dozen unpublished papers.
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In fact, as well as being aprolificauthor, his gift to world development encompasses education, training in business and administrative skills, and moral education.
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He is aprolificauthoron various subjects, most notably humour.
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He was aprolificauthor, writing almost a dozen notable books, plus assorted papers, articles, and speeches.
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Aprolificauthor, he annotated the colophons of each of his works with the number of granthas contained in it, presumably to prevent interpolation.
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Heisey was aprolificauthorand editor whose publications included numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, books, and popular press publications.
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Osler was aprolificauthorand a great collector of books and other material relevant to the history of medicine.
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Osler was aprolificauthorand public speaker and his public speaking and writing were both done in a clear, lucid style.
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She is aprolificauthorof scholastic children's books.
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He was aprolificauthor, publishing in the course of his life more than 25 books.
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He was aprolificauthor, although his literary researches were sometimes lacking in method.
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He is aprolificauthorof essays, novels, and nonfiction books about agrarian issues, ideals, and techniques.
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Goff was aprolificauthorof scholarly works on incunabula, book history, and bibliography.
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Greig was aprolificauthorof light-hearted romance novels.
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She was also aprolificauthorof popular books, especially relating to travel and famous people.
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Aprolificauthor, he has written dozens of novels, short stories, poems, and essays.
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He was aprolificauthorwho wrote about progressive education, manual training for boys, the value of hand work and the benefits of summer camps.
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Apperson was aprolificauthorof pamphlets, newspaper and magazine articles regarding conservation issues.
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Vonjak was also aprolificauthor; he wrote many political articles and essays, as well as plays and short stories.
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