Abercrombie

[ ab-er-krom-bee, -kruhm- ]

/ ˈæb ərˌkrɒm bi, -ˌkrʌm- /

noun

Sir (Leslie) Patrick,1879–1957, English architect and town planner.

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Abercrombie tried to say a word to her about her son's hopeless condition, but she dropped at his feet like a dead thing.
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British Dictionary definitions for abercrombie

Abercrombie

/ (ˈæbəˌkrɒmbɪ) /

noun

Sir (Leslie) Patrick. 1879–1957, British town planner and architect, best known for The County of London Plan (1943) and The Greater London Plan (1944)

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