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b. becker henley
Hen·ley
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ˈhɛn
li
/
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hen
-lee
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noun
1.
Beth (Becker)
born 1952,
U.S. playwright.
2.
William Ernest,
1849–1903,
English poet, critic, and editor.
3.
Henley-on-Thames
.
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Henley
town on the Thames in Oxfordshire, site of annual regatta since 1839.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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B. becker henley
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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