Millay
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8.3
- proper noun
- /mɪˈleɪ/
- Literature
- Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote many famous poems that explore love and social justice.
- Edna Millay
- St. Vincent Millay
- Vincent Millay
Examples
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And so the mother named her next baby Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Fiction book (2000) -
"It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness," Edna St. V. Millay.
Blog text (17) -
And it's Edna St. Vincent Millay.
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Folks, coming up, we're going to see the historic former home of Edna St. Vincent Millay.
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Edna St. Vincent Millay.
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That poem, plus Plath's The Rival, those from The Imagist Poem, and a few sonnets by Millay, expanded my canon a little.
Academic text (1992) -
Many scholars consider Edna St. Vincent Millay to be one of the most important American poets of the 20th century.
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The legacy of Edna St. Vincent Millay continues to inspire new generations of writers and activists.
Synonyms
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8.4
An American poet and playwright who wrote poems about love and women's rights
Surface Forms
Etymology
Millay is the last name of the American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. A helpful way to remember it is to notice mill inside the name — a place that 'turns grain' — and so Millay usually means the poet herself or her poems.