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Tennyson

American  
[ten-uh-suhn] / ˈtɛn ə sən /

noun

  1. Alfred, Lord 1st Baron, 1809–92, English poet: poet laureate 1850–92.


Tennyson British  
/ ˌtɛnɪˈsəʊnɪən, ˈtɛnɪsən /

noun

  1. Alfred, Lord Tennyson. 1809–92, English poet; poet laureate (1850–92). His poems include The Lady of Shalott (1832), Morte d'Arthur (1842), the collection In Memoriam (1850), Maud (1855), and Idylls of the King (1859)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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