Quasimodo

[ kwah-suh-moh-doh, -zuh-moh- ]

/ ˌkwɑ səˈmoʊ doʊ, -zəˈmoʊ- /

noun

Low Sunday.

the ugly, humpbacked protagonist of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, by Victor Hugo.

Origin of Quasimodo

First recorded in 1840–50 for def. 1; from Late Latin, from the opening words of the introit antiphon for the Sunday: Quasi modo genitī infantēs … “As just born children …” (1 Pet. 2:2); 1830–35 for def. 2

Words nearby Quasimodo

quasi, quasi contract, quasicrystal, quasidominance, quasi-judicial, Quasimodo, quasiparticle, quasi-quotation, quasi-stellar object, quasi-stellar radio source, quasquicentennial

Definition for Quasimodo (2 of 2)

Quasimodo²

[ kwah-suh-moh-doh, -zuh-moh-; Italian kwah-zee-maw-daw ]

/ ˌkwɑ səˈmoʊ doʊ, -zəˈmoʊ-; Italian ˌkwɑ ziˈmɔ dɔ /

noun

Sal·va·to·re

[sahl-vah-taw-re], /ˌsɑl vɑˈtɔ rɛ/, 1901–68, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1959.

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Example sentences from the Web for Quasimodo

Quasimodo gazed on the whole with an indifferent and astonished air.
Notre-Dame de Paris|Victor Hugo
So we rose from the steps, and Quasimodo rose too, and his Shadow took up its customary position.
Glories of Spain|Charles W. Wood
So Quasimodo had fifteen bells in his seraglio; but big Marie was his favorite.
Notre-Dame de Paris|Victor Hugo
Into those two hours Quasimodo seemed to have crowded an eternity of music.
Glories of Spain|Charles W. Wood

The smile on Quasimodo's face became bitter and profoundly sad.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume V.|Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.

British Dictionary definitions for Quasimodo

Quasimodo

/ (ˌkwɔːzɪˈməʊdəʊ) /

noun

another name for Low Sunday

a character in Victor Hugo's novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831), a grotesque hunch-backed bellringer of the cathedral of Notre Dame

(Italian kwaˈziːmodo) Salvatore (salvaˈtoːre). 1901–68, Italian poet, whose early work expresses symbolist ideas and techniques. His later work is more concerned with political and social issues: Nobel prize for literature 1959

Word Origin for Quasimodo

(sense 1) from the opening words of the Latin introit for that day, quasimodo geniti infantes as new-born babies

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单词	quasimodo
释义	Quasimodo ¹ [ kwah-suh-moh-doh, -zuh-moh- ] / ˌkwɑ səˈmoʊ doʊ, -zəˈmoʊ- / noun Low Sunday. the ugly, humpbacked protagonist of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, by Victor Hugo. Origin of Quasimodo ¹ First recorded in 1840–50 for def. 1; from Late Latin, from the opening words of the introit antiphon for the Sunday: Quasi modo genitī infantēs … “As just born children …” (1 Pet. 2:2); 1830–35 for def. 2 Words nearby Quasimodo quasi, quasi contract, quasicrystal, quasidominance, quasi-judicial, Quasimodo, quasiparticle, quasi-quotation, quasi-stellar object, quasi-stellar radio source, quasquicentennial Definition for Quasimodo (2 of 2) Quasimodo² [ kwah-suh-moh-doh, -zuh-moh-; Italian kwah-zee-maw-daw ] / ˌkwɑ səˈmoʊ doʊ, -zəˈmoʊ-; Italian ˌkwɑ ziˈmɔ dɔ / noun Sal·va·to·re [sahl-vah-taw-re], /ˌsɑl vɑˈtɔ rɛ/, 1901–68, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1959. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Quasimodo Quasimodo gazed on the whole with an indifferent and astonished air. Notre-Dame de Paris\|Victor Hugo So we rose from the steps, and Quasimodo rose too, and his Shadow took up its customary position. Glories of Spain\|Charles W. Wood So Quasimodo had fifteen bells in his seraglio; but big Marie was his favorite. Notre-Dame de Paris\|Victor Hugo Into those two hours Quasimodo seemed to have crowded an eternity of music. Glories of Spain\|Charles W. Wood The smile on Quasimodo's face became bitter and profoundly sad. The World's Greatest Books, Volume V.\|Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds. British Dictionary definitions for Quasimodo Quasimodo / (ˌkwɔːzɪˈməʊdəʊ) / noun another name for Low Sunday a character in Victor Hugo's novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831), a grotesque hunch-backed bellringer of the cathedral of Notre Dame (Italian kwaˈziːmodo) Salvatore (salvaˈtoːre). 1901–68, Italian poet, whose early work expresses symbolist ideas and techniques. His later work is more concerned with political and social issues: Nobel prize for literature 1959 Word Origin for Quasimodo (sense 1) from the opening words of the Latin introit for that day, quasimodo geniti infantes as new-born babies Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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