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dostoevsky

/ˌdɔˈstoʊvski/

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What does dostoevsky mean?

proper noun

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Достое́вский (Dostojévskij).

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌdɔˈstoʊvski/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/dɔstɔɪˈɛvski//dɔstɔɪˈɛfski/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Proscription on Galtonian lines would tend to eliminate many of the great geniuses of the world who were not only "Bohemian," but actually and pathologically abnormal--men like Rousseau, Dostoevsky, Chopin, Poe, Schumann, Nietzsche, Comte, Guy de Maupassant,--and how many others?
Margaret SangerThe Pivot of CivilizationProject Gutenberg ebook #1689