Lermontov
- proper noun
- After several lively hours, I left the house with a borrowed leather-bound copy of Lermontov's poems.
- Mikhail Lermontov
- Pushkin and Lermontov
- Lermontov and Leo Tolstoy
Examples
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It is especially appropriate to ask in the land of Pushkin and Lermontov, Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, Moussorgsky and Tchaikovsky, Pasternak and Solzhenitsyn.
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The works of Lermontov have had a lasting impact on Russian literature.
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Well, you see, my dear, Mr Lermontov is a very busy man.
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I was just going out, Mr Lermontov, when I got your message.
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Can I see Mr Lermontov now, please?
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I expect Mr Lermontov has spoken about me.
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I'm sure Mr Lermontov will be interested, too.
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I'm going to talk to Mr Lermontov.
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I am sorry to be late, Boris Lermontov.
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There's a poem by Lermontov.
Synonyms
A Russian poet and writer from the 1800s who wrote about the Caucasus
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lermontov is a Russian family name. It likely joins a French-root mont meaning 'mountain' with the Russian ending -ov meaning 'of' or 'belonging to', so you can remember it as 'of the mountain', which is why it is used as his family name.