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ELWYN BROOKS WHITE
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• ELWYN BROOKS WHITE (noun)
The noun ELWYN BROOKS WHITE has 1 sense:
1. United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
Familiarity information: ELWYN BROOKS WHITE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
E. B. White; Elwyn Brooks White; White
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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