Vidal, Gore Syllabification: (Vi·dal, Gore)Pronunciation: /viˈdäl/Definition of Vidal, Gore (1925–2012), US novelist, playwright, and essayist; born Eugene Luther Vidal. His novels include satirical comedies such as Myra Breckenridge (1968) and historical fiction such as Lincoln (1984). Vidal, Gore in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Vidal, Gore in the British & World English dictionary