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Den·nis
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noun
1.
John,
1657–1734,
English dramatist and critic.
2.
a town in SE Massachusetts. 12,360.
3.
a male given
name
: from the Greek
word
meaning “of Dionysus.”
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Dennis
(ˈdɛnɪs)
—
n
C
(
larence
)
J
(
ames
). 1876--1938, the poet of the Australian larrikin, esp in
The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
(1915) and
The Moods of Ginger Mick
(1916)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Dennis
masc. proper name, from Fr. Denis, ult. from Gk. Dionysius, name of an important 6c. Church father.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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