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E. T. A. HOFFMANN
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• E. T. A. HOFFMANN (noun)
The noun E. T. A. HOFFMANN has 1 sense:
1. German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)
Familiarity information: E. T. A. HOFFMANN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
E. T. A. Hoffmann; Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann; Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; Hoffmann
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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