Definition of Pepys

1. Noun. English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703).

Exact synonyms: Samuel Pepys
Generic synonyms: Diarist, Diary Keeper, Journalist

Definition of Pepys

1. Proper noun. (surname rare ) ¹

2. Proper noun. w:Samuel Pepys, a 17th century MP and diarist ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pepys

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Pepys (current term)
Pepysian
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Literary usage of Pepys

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1894)
"THE EARLY LIFE OF Pepys. FEW men are better known than Samuel Pepys. For eight years of his life he has recorded with unblushing frankness all he did and ..."

2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1849)
"The Diary of Pepys is a very remarkable one, comprehending both a history or sketch of the times in which he lived, and an accurate record of his own ..."

3. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1912)
"CHAPTER X Memoir and Letter Writers I. EVELYN AND Pepys DIARIES are usually written for the writer's own private information, and their production has been ..."

4. English Prose: Selections edited by Henry Craik (1908)
"No one wishes to be told about Pepys ; talk about Pepys is quotation from ... Pepys is so little reticent about his follies, blunders, and misfortunes that ..."

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