Ellis

[ el-is ]

noun
  1. Alexander John Alexander John Sharpe, 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.

  2. (Henry) Have·lock [hav-lok], /ˈhæv lɒk/, 1859–1939, English psychologist and writer.

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Ellis

/ (ˈɛlɪs) /


noun
  1. Alexander John . 1814–90, English philologist: made the first systematic survey of the phonology of British dialects

  2. (Henry) Havelock (ˈhævlɒk). 1859–1939, English essayist: author of works on the psychology of sex

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