Definition of Sterne

1. Noun. English writer (born in Ireland) (1713-1766).

Exact synonyms: Laurence Sterne
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sterne

Stephenson
Stephie
Stercorariidae
Stercorarius
Stercorarius parasiticus
Sterculia acerifolia
Sterculia apetala
Sterculia foetida
Sterculia rupestris
Sterculiaceae
Sterculius
Stereospondyli
Sterling
Sterna
Sterna hirundo
Sterne (current term)
Sternean
Sterninae
Sternotherus
Sterope
Stesichorus
Stetson
Steuben
Steve
Steve Martin
Steve Reich
Steven
Steven Spielberg
Steven Weinberg
Stevenage

Literary usage of Sterne

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

1. The Bookman (1910)
"LAURENCE Sterne AND THE DEMONIACS WAS at Jesus College, Cambridge," Laurence Sterne wrote in the last year of his life, "I commenced a friendship with Mr. H ..."

2. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1913)
"CHAPTER m Sterne, and the Novel of His Times THE subject of this chapter is, ... In the hands of Sterne and a group of writers who, though it may be without ..."

3. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"Sterne AND GOLDSMITH ROGER Sterne, Sterne's father, was the second Bon of a numerous race, descendants of Richard Sterne, Archbishop of York, ..."

4. Irish Literature by Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Douglas Hyde, Charles Welsh, Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche (1904)
"Laurence Sterne, who was credited with treating his wife in an ill fashion, ... Engaged in conversation with Sterne, the Duke of Newcastle observed that men ..."

5. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1899)
"Sterne AND GOLDSMITH. ROGER Sterne, Sterne's father, was the second son of a numerous race, descendants of Richard Sterne, Archbishop of York, ..."

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