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VAN WYCK BROOKS

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Overview

VAN WYCK BROOKS (noun)
  The noun VAN WYCK BROOKS has 1 sense:

1. United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)play

  Familiarity information: VAN WYCK BROOKS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


VAN WYCK BROOKS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Brooks; Van Wyck Brooks

Instance hypernyms:

literary critic (a critic of literature)


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