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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A transliteration of the Russian surname Толстой (Tolstoj).

Synonyms

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count lev nikolayevitch tolstoy

Example

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"Tolstoy achieved worldwide fame."

Etymology

From Russian Толсто́й (Tolstój), from a stress variant of the ancestor of то́лстый (tólstyj, “stout”).

Related phrases

Tolstoy shirt

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