Borges

American

[bawr-hes] / ˈbɔr hɛs /

noun

Jorge Luis 1899–1986, Argentine poet, short-story writer, and philosophical essayist.

Borges British

/ ˈborxes /

noun

Jorge Luis (ˈxorxe lwis). 1899–1986, Argentinian poet, short-story writer, and literary scholar. The short stories collected in Ficciones (1944) he described as "games with infinity"

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Example Sentences

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The arrest occurred in the 500 block of Borges Court, where records indicate he owns a home.

From Los Angeles Times

"The English have Shakespeare; the French, Moliere. In Argentina, they have Borges, but the Western is ours. I like that."

From Barron's

“The English have Shakespeare; the French, Molière. In Argentina, they have Borges, but the western is ours.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Everyone thinks this is just another data breach. This is not just another data breach,” Borges told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

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