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h louis mencken
Menck·en
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kən
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noun
H(enry) L(ouis)
1880–1956,
U.S. writer, editor, and critic.
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Mencken
(ˈmɛŋkən)
—
n
H
(
enry
)
L
(
ouis
). 1880--1956, US journalist and literary critic, noted for
The American Language
(1919): editor of the
Smart Set
and the
American Mercury,
which he founded (1924)
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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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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