Tolkien

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tōl′kēn, tol′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Tol•kien  (tōl′kēn, tol′-),USA pronunciation n. 
    J(ohn) R(onald) R(eu•el)  (ro̅o̅′əl),USA pronunciation 1892–1973, English novelist, philologist, and teacher, born in South Africa.
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