A p chekhov
[chek-awf, -of; russian chye-khuh f] /ˈtʃɛk ɔf, -ɒf; russian ˈtʃyɛ xəf/
noun
anton pavlovich
[an-ton pav-loh-vich;; russian uhn-tawn puh-vlaw-vyich] /ˈæn tɒn pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; russian ʌnˈtɔn pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (show ipa), 1860–1904, russian short-story writer and dramatist.
also, tchekhov.
chekhov
/ˈtʃɛkɒf; russian ˈtʃɛxəf/
noun
anton pavlovich (anˈtɔn ˈpavləvitʃ). 1860–1904, russian dramatist and short-story writer. his plays include the seagull (1896), uncle vanya (1900), the three sisters (1901), and the cherry orchard (1904)
derived forms
chekhovian, chekovian (tʃɛˈkəʊvɪən) adjective
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