Chekhov
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Anton Chekhov, the Russian playwright and short-story writer renowned for exploring the difficulties of human communication and emotion, who lived from 1860 to 1904.
“The drama student studied Chekhov's work closely for her thesis on naturalistic theatre.”
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che·khov
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chekov
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