/ Dictionary / Index T Tolkien: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Tol•kien Pronunciation: (tōl'kēn, tol'-), [key] — n. 1892–1973, English novelist, philologist, and teacher, born in South Africa. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tolkien (Thesaurus) Tolima toll Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language