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PEARL BUCK

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Overview

PEARL BUCK (noun)
  The noun PEARL BUCK has 1 sense:

1. United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)play

  Familiarity information: PEARL BUCK used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


PEARL BUCK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Buck; Pearl Buck; Pearl Sydenstricker Buck

Instance hypernyms:

missionary; missioner (someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))


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