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MENCKEN
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• MENCKEN (noun)
The noun MENCKEN has 1 sense:
1. United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)
Familiarity information: MENCKEN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
H. L. Mencken; Henry Louis Mencken; Mencken
Instance hypernyms:
journalist (a writer for newspapers and magazines)
literary critic (a critic of literature)
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