Beckett

UK: /ˈbɛkɪt/ US: (bek′it)

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Beck•ett  (bek′it), n. 

1. Biographical Samuel, born 1906, Irish playwright and novelist, living in France: Nobel prize for literature 1969.

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Beckett / ˈbɛkɪt/ noun

1. Dame Margaret Mary. born 1943, British Labour politician; leader of the House of Commons (1998–2001); secretary of state for environment, food, and rural affairs (2001–06); foreign secretary (2006–07)
2. Samuel (Barclay). 1906–89, Irish dramatist and novelist writing in French and English, whose works portray the human condition as insignificant or absurd in a bleak universe. They include the plays En attendant Godot (Waiting for Godot, 1952), Fin de partie (Endgame, 1957), and Not I (1973) and the novel Malone meurt (Malone Dies, 1951): Nobel prize for literature 1969