Blok

[ blok; Russian blawk ]

noun
  1. A·le·xan·der A·le·xan·dro·vich [al-ig-zan-der al-ig-zan-druh-vich, -zahn-druh-, -zahn-der; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndruh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich], /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ, -ˈzɑn drə-, -ˈzɑn dər; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/, 1880–1921, Russian poet.

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How to use Blok in a sentence

  • He also said to his niece, Agnes Blok, "I do not long for death."

    Vondel's Lucifer | Joost van den Vondel
  • His last production was an epithalamium on the marriage of his favorite niece, Agnes Blok.

    Vondel's Lucifer | Joost van den Vondel
  • Raising himself in his chair as Louis ceased, he looked to Nickel Blok, and lifted his finger, without speaking a word.

  • As is noted by Blok, the status of the peasantry fluctuated, the thirteenth century being one of partial retrogression.

    The Evolution of States | J. M. Robertson
  • "A craft under Blok," shouted the look-out, that was still kept aloft as a necessary precaution.

    Jack Tier or The Florida Reef | James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for Blok

Blok

/ (blɒk) /


noun
  1. Aleksandr Aleksandrovich (alɪkˈsandr alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1880–1921, Russian poet whose poems, which include Verses about the Beautiful Lady (1901–2) and Rasput'ya (1902–4), contain a mixture of symbolism, romanticism, tragedy, and irony

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