/ Dictionary / Index P Pasternak: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pas•ter•nak Pronunciation: (pas'tur-nak" Russ. pu-styir-näk'), [key] 1890–1960, Russian poet, novelist, and translator: declined 1958 Nobel prize. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pasternak (Thesaurus) pastern paste-up Related Content Daily Word Quiz: miscreant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language