noun A·le·xan·der I·va·no·vich [al-ig-zan-der i-vah-nuh-vich, -zahn-; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ɪˈvɑ nə vɪtʃ, -ˈzɑn-; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/, 1870–1938, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
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