father brown
n · noun
Simple meaning
A West German mystery television series which aired between 1966 and 1972 on ARD.Compart p.303 It is based on the Father Brown stories of British writer G.K.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɑðɚbɹaʊn
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Definition
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n
German: Pater Brown
A West German mystery television series which aired between 1966 and 1972 on ARD.Compart p.303 It is based on the Father Brown stories of British writer G.K. Chesterton, about a crime-solving Catholic priest.
A fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective.
A 1954 British mystery comedy film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Alec Guinness as the title character with Joan Greenwood, Peter Finch and Cecil Parker.
A British television series, which originally aired on ITV in 1974.
A fictional character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton.
A British period detective television series loosely based on the Father Brown short stories by G. K. Chesterton, starring Mark Williams as the crime-solving Roman Catholic priest.
noun
A Catholic priest who was the hero of detective stories by G. K. Chesterton
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This meaning: (German: Pater Brown) a West German mystery television series which aired between 1966 and 1972 on ARD.Compart p.303 It is based on the Father Brown stories of British writer G.K. Chesterton, about a crime-solving Catholic priest.
Used this way, father brown is a specialist word with a faintly unfavourable edge. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
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