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LILLIAN HELLMAN
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• LILLIAN HELLMAN (noun)
The noun LILLIAN HELLMAN has 1 sense:
1. United States playwright; her plays were often indictments of injustice (1905-1984)
Familiarity information: LILLIAN HELLMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States playwright; her plays were often indictments of injustice (1905-1984)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hellman; Lillian Hellman
Instance hypernyms:
dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)
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