ALLEN

Allen, Ethan Allen

(noun) a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)

Allen, Woody Allen, Allen Stewart Konigsberg

(noun) United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)

Allen, Gracie Allen, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, Gracie

(noun) United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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