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LEACOCK

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Overview

LEACOCK (noun)
  The noun LEACOCK has 1 sense:

1. Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944)play

  Familiarity information: LEACOCK used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


LEACOCK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Leacock; Stephen Butler Leacock; Stephen Leacock

Instance hypernyms:

economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)

humorist; humourist (someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way)


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