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CUMMINGS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cummings mean?
• CUMMINGS (noun)
The noun CUMMINGS has 1 sense:
1. United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962)
Familiarity information: CUMMINGS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
cummings; e. e. cummings; Edward Estlin Cummings
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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