Boris Godunov*: Meaning and Definition of

Bo•ris Go•du•nov

Pronunciation: (bôr'is god'n-ôf", -of", good'-, bōr'- bor'- Russ. bu-ryēs' g&schwa-d&oomacr-nôf'), [key]
  1. a play (1825) by Pushkin.
  2. an opera (1874) by Modest Moussorgsky, based on Pushkin's drama.
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