Definitions for Orwell
ˈɔr wɛl, -wəlor·well

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1. Orwell, George Orwell, Eric Blair, Eric Arthur Blairnoun

   imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950)

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1. orwell

   Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism.Orwell produced literary criticism, poetry, fiction and polemical journalism. He is known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). His non-fiction works, including The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), documenting his experience of working-class life in the industrial north of England, and Homage to Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences soldiering for the Republican faction of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), are as critically respected as his essays on politics, literature, language and culture. Blair was born in India, and raised and educated in England. After school he became an Imperial policeman in Burma, before returning to Suffolk, England, where he began his writing career as George Orwell—a name inspired by a favourite location, the River Orwell. He lived from occasional pieces of journalism, and also worked as a teacher or bookseller whilst living in London. From the late 1920s to the early 1930s, his success as a writer grew and his first books were published. He was wounded fighting in the Spanish Civil War, leading to his first period of ill health on return to England. During the Second World War he worked as a journalist and for the BBC. The publication of Animal Farm led to fame during his lifetime. During the final years of his life he worked on Nineteen Eighty-Four, and moved between Jura in Scotland and London. It was published in June 1949, less than a year before his death. Orwell's work remains influential in popular culture and in political culture, and the adjective "Orwellian"—describing totalitarian and authoritarian social practices—is part of the English language, like many of his neologisms, such as "Big Brother", "Thought Police", "Room 101", "Newspeak", "memory hole", "doublethink", and "thoughtcrime". In 2008, The Times ranked George Orwell second among "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".

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1. orwell

   George Orwell, whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair, was a renowned English author known for his provocative works focusing on themes of societal injustices and totalitarianism. He was born on June 25, 1903, in India, which was then under British rule. His most acclaimed works include the dystopian novels, "1984" and "Animal Farm." Orwell's writing, which also includes essays, critical analyses, and journalistic pieces, continues to influence popular and political culture, giving rise to the term "Orwellian," which describes a situation, idea, or societal condition considered harmful, reminiscent of Orwell's idea of a dystopian society.

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1. Orwell

   Orwell is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,185 at the 2000 census. Mount Independence was the largest fortification constructed by the American colonial forces. The 300-acre site is now one of Vermont's premier state-operated historic sites.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Orwell in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Orwell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Orwell in a Sentence

1. George Orwell, 1984:

   Until they became conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious." (Orwell, "1984")

2. Daniel Hoffman:

   In the Soviet days, the Soviets tried to crack down on news and exercise full control over what people could hear and read, you know, like George Orwell ‘1984’ stuff. But they weren't successful and information got in, books got in, banned information got in, russians are crafty people, and they’ll find a way.

3. Scott C. Holstad:

   no one sees, no one hears cries of despair not very dreamlike; a sense that we’re all robots controlled by psychotic state of mind these days. Orwell wasn’t far off, just a few years.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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4. ^ Wikidata
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