noun
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
• Syn: ↑Fitzgerald
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑poet, ↑interpreter, ↑translator
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(1809–83) an English writer and ↑translator, best known for his English ↑translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, a popular collection of 12th–century Persian poetry.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.