chekhov

1. 1.

   Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)

   SynonymsChekovAnton ChekhovAnton ChekovAnton Pavlovich ChekhovAnton Pavlovich Chekov

   Broaderdramatist

Other forms of chekhov

plural

chekhovs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chekhov

What does chekhov mean?

chekhov means "Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)".

How many syllables are in chekhov?

chekhov has 2 syllables: chek-hov. The stress falls on "chek". In IPA it is /ˈtʃɛkɑv/.

What is another word for chekhov?

Close synonyms include Chekov, Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekov, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich Chekov. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chekhov a common word?

chekhov is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.