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Joyce

noun

influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)

• Syn: ↑James Joyce, ↑James Augustine Aloysius Joyce

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author

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/joys/, n.

1. James (Augustine Aloysius), 1882-1941, Irish novelist.

2. William ("Lord Haw-Haw"), 1906-46, U.S. and English Nazi propagandist in Germany.

3. a female or male given name: from a French word meaning "joy."

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[jois]

James (Augustine Aloysius) (1882 - 1941), Irish writer. An important writer of the modernist movement, he first became known for his short stories in Dubliners (1914). His novel Ulysses (1922) revolutionized the structure of the modern novel and developed the stream-of-consciousness technique. Other notable novels: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1914 - 15) and Finnegans Wake (1939)

Derivatives:

Joycean ['joisēən] adj. & n.

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joyce

obs. form of joist, juice.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.