famous author

collocation in English

meaningsoffamousandauthor

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famous
adjective
uk
/ˈfeɪ.məs/us
/ˈfeɪ.məs/
known and recognized by ...
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author
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɔː.θər/us
/ˈɑː.θɚ/
the writer of a book, article, ...
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(Definition offamousandauthorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffamous author

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In this paper we look at a case where the dementia of afamousauthorfigures in the tributes at her death.
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The narrator meets up again with the nowfamousauthor.
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At a party following the performance, thefamousauthorand the actress share a brief moment alone.
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However, the developer seems to have named the district after itsfamousauthor/farmer rather than the name of her company.
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It contains advice about how to undertake 14 common household tasks each written in the style of afamousauthorfrom history.
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Famousauthorin his time, he published poems, elegies, political songs, stanzas, songs, etc.
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Fauvette becomes afamousauthor, but her generosity exceeds her income.
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The academy uses a house system in which each house is named after afamousauthor.
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Literary forgery can involve imitating the style of afamousauthor.
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It contains 14 recipes each written in the style of afamousauthorfrom history.
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Jrnefelt became afamousauthorin the late 19th century.
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He is afamousauthor.
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Rand is not the onlyfamousauthorto invent a character with this name.
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Bellamy was the mostfamousauthorof his era to employ this trick, and his many imitators and opponents used it in their sequels and responses.
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Some famous authors are also famous for the notebooks they left.
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Some episodes of the series were written by or adapted from the works of famous authors.
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They wrote books for famous authors and then published in their names.
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For many of the festivals, the book includes the writings of some famous authors or historical personalities.
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Mari is a parodist, whose prose may easily imitate that of more famous authors.
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Famous authors include some of the world's most studied and praised writers.
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