Dictionary
Go•gol
Pronunciation: (gō'gul; -gôl; Russ. gô'gul), [key]—
n.
Ni•ko•lai Va•si•lie•vich Pronunciation: (nik'u-lī" vu-sēl'yu-vich; Russ. nyi-ku-lī' vu-syē'lyi-vyich), [key] 1809–52, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
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