GASPAR MELCHOR DE JOVELLANOS (JOVE-LLANOS)
\ɡˈaspɑː mˈɛlt͡ʃə də d͡ʒˌə͡ʊvə͡lˈɑːnə͡ʊz d͡ʒˈə͡ʊvɬanˈə͡ʊz], \ɡˈaspɑː mˈɛltʃə də dʒˌəʊvəlˈɑːnəʊz dʒˈəʊvɬanˈəʊz], \ɡ_ˈa_s_p_ɑː m_ˈɛ_l_tʃ_ə d_ə dʒ_ˌəʊ_v_əl_ˈɑː_n_əʊ_z__ dʒ_ˈəʊ_v_ɬ_a_n_ˈəʊ_z]\
Definitions of GASPAR MELCHOR DE JOVELLANOS (JOVE-LLANOS)
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A Spanish dramatist, prose-writer, and statesman; born in Gijon, Asturia, Jan. 5, 1744; died at Vega, Nov. 27, 1811. His political and official career was not fortunate, although he filled high posts with distinction. As a writer he was happy; applause greeting his tragedy of "Pelagius", founded upon the fortunes of the famed Asturian king. His "Orations and Discourses" are the productions of a finished and talented rhetorician.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.
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