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Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

7 2.6
English writer famous for many detective novels starring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple
  • proper noun
: Agatha Christie
  • Agatha Christie is my favorite author.

Examples

  • The works of Agatha Christie have been translated into numerous languages.

  • Many people enjoy reading Agatha Christie's novels because of her clever plot twists.

  • I spent the weekend reading several novels by Agatha Christie.

  • Many consider Agatha Christie to be the greatest detective fiction writer of all time.

  • Many people enjoy reading Agatha Christie novels.

  • Agatha Christie is celebrated for creating the iconic detective Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot.

  • The works of Agatha Christie have been translated into numerous languages worldwide.

Synonyms

Christie
vsAgatha Christie
9 5.1

An English writer famous for detective novels with Poirot and Marple

is the full personal name rather than the short surname

Surface Forms

Agatha Christie main

Morphology

Agatha + Christie

This is a proper name referring to a specific individual; knowing the constituent words 'Agatha' (a given name) and 'Christie' (a surname) does not allow a B1 learner to infer that she was an English novelist famous for detective fiction. Proper nouns are referential and arbitrary rather than compositional, so the meaning cannot be derived from the parts.

Etymology

Agatha Christie is the name of an English writer who wrote many clever 'detective novels' about crimes and mysteries. Her books often show small clues and calm detectives like 'Hercule Poirot', so her name now brings to mind a famous writer of mystery stories.