Dr. Seuss
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- proper noun
- /dɪˈɑːtər suːs/
- Literature
- How many five-year-olds know the name of an author other than Dr. Seuss?
- Dr. Seuss books
Examples
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Ever wished you were a character in one of Dr. Seuss's wacky imaginary worlds?
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Many characters in children's literature are inspired by the whimsical style of Dr. Seuss.
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Who can tire of Dr. Seuss?
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I was at B&N hoping to purchase some Dr. Seuss books.
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Also, Dr. Seuss released his first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, in 1937.
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Bradford draws inspiration from children's stories such as those of Dr. Seuss, Hans Christian Andersen, and Lewis Carroll.
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In 1957, the publications of Little Bear by Else Minarik and The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss signaled the advent of a new type of book for the very young: the beginning reader picture book.
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One of my favorite books as a child was written by Dr. Seuss.
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Children around the world enjoy the imaginative stories created by Dr. Seuss.
Synonyms
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An American writer of children's books who wrote under the name Dr Seuss
Surface Forms
Morphology
Dr. + Seuss
This is a proper name/pen name: 'Dr.' is an honorific and 'Seuss' is a non-lexical surname, so knowing the parts does not allow a learner to infer that it refers to Theodor Seuss Geisel, a children's author. Recognizing the referent requires cultural or encyclopedic knowledge rather than compositional word knowledge, so it is not derivable by a B1 learner from the constituents alone.
Etymology
Dr. Seuss is the 'pen name' the author Theodor Geisel chose by using his family name Seuss and adding Dr. to make the name sound playful and a little wise. That's why the name Dr. Seuss is the one people use for his children's books.