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STEPHEN LEACOCK
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• STEPHEN LEACOCK (noun)
The noun STEPHEN LEACOCK has 1 sense:
1. Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944)
Familiarity information: STEPHEN LEACOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Leacock; Stephen Butler Leacock; Stephen Leacock
Instance hypernyms:
economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)
humorist; humourist (someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way)
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