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TRILLING
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• TRILLING (noun)
The noun TRILLING has 1 sense:
1. United States literary critic (1905-1975)
Familiarity information: TRILLING used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States literary critic (1905-1975)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Lionel Trilling; Trilling
Instance hypernyms:
literary critic (a critic of literature)
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