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SIDDONS
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• SIDDONS (noun)
The noun SIDDONS has 1 sense:
1. English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)
Familiarity information: SIDDONS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Sarah Kemble Siddons; Sarah Siddons; Siddons
Instance hypernyms:
actress (a female actor)
Context examples
“That was my way in the days when Sally Siddons would turn green at the name of Polly Hinton. It’s a fine play, is Pizarro.”
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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