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LILLIAN HELLMAN

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

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Overview

LILLIAN HELLMAN (noun)
  The noun LILLIAN HELLMAN has 1 sense:

1. United States playwright; her plays were often indictments of injustice (1905-1984)play

  Familiarity information: LILLIAN HELLMAN used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


LILLIAN HELLMAN (noun)


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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