bleak house

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Definition of bleak house in English English dictionary

a novel written by Charles Dickens in 1852-53. It is the story of members of the Jarndyce family who fight each other in a court of law about money and property that belongs to the family

Hyphenation

bleak House

Turkish pronunciation

blik haus

Pronunciation

/ˈblēk ˈhous/ /ˈbliːk ˈhaʊs/

Etymology

[ 'blEk ] (adjective.) 1574. Middle English bleke pale; probably akin to Old English blAc.