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Cummings
Cum·mings
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ɪŋz
/
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kuhm
-ingz
]
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noun
Edward Est·lin
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ˈɛst
lɪn
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est
-lin
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,
(
e e cummings
)
1894–1962,
U.S. poet.
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Cummings
(ˈkʌmɪŋz)
—
n
Edward Estlin
(ˈɛstlɪn), (preferred typographical representation of name
e. e. cummings
). 1894--1962, US poet
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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