elizabeth taylor
n · noun
Simple meaning
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was a British and American actress.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪˈlɪzəbəθteɪlɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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n
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British and American actress.
Elizabeth Taylor (January 8, 1856 – March, 1932) was an American artist, journalist, botanist and traveller.
Elizabeth Best Taylor (née Ellison; 21 September 1868 – 27 April 1941) was a New Zealand temperance worker, community leader and social reformer.
Elizabeth Anne Taylor is an Australian civil engineer and academic.
died 5 February 1708
A British poet of the Restoration period.
née Coles3 July 1912 – 19 November 1975
An English novelist and short-story writer.
noun
United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932)
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This meaning: Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British and American actress.
Used this way, elizabeth taylor is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
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