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QUINCY
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• QUINCY (noun)
The noun QUINCY has 1 sense:
1. American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
Familiarity information: QUINCY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Josiah Quincy; Quincy
Instance hypernyms:
American Revolutionary leader (a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)
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