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–noun

1.	Arthur, 1872–1922, Irish nationalist leader: a founder of Sinn Fein.

2.	D(avid Lewelyn) W(ark) Audio Help [wawrk] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, 1875–1948, U.S. film director and producer.

3.	a town in NW Indiana. 17,026.

4.	a male given name, form of Griffin.

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Griffith, D (avid Lewelyn)
American filmmaker who developed several cinematic techniques, such as fade-ins, fade-outs, close-ups, moving-camera shots, and flashbacks. The Birth of a Nation (1915) is among his many films.

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d. w. griffith
noun
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948) [syn: Griffith]

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