English Explanatory Dictionary

Moby-Dick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An 1851 novel by Herman Melville, originally titled The Whale, a highly symbolic story about a whaling ship led by Captain Ahab.
  2. The elusive white whale hunted in this novel.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Moby-Dick Moby Dick

Derived words

moby
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