amos bronson alcott

Al·cott

[awl-kuht, -kot]
noun
1.
(Amos) Bron·son [bron-suhn] , 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
2.
his daughter, Louisa May, 1832–88, U.S. author.
3.
a male given name.
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Louisa May. 1832--88, US novelist, noted for her children's books, esp Little Women (1869)

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Amos bronson alcott is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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