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HESSE
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• HESSE (noun)
The noun HESSE has 1 sense:
1. Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)
Familiarity information: HESSE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hermann Hesse; Hesse
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Context examples
The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859), were born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, in the German state of Hesse.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
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