Allen
Americannoun
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(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) Cecil PowerJ. Arbuthnot Wilson, 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
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Ethan, 1738–89, American soldier in the Revolutionary War: leader of the “Green Mountain Boys” of Vermont.
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Fred John Florence Sullivan, 1894–1956, U.S. comedian.
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Frederick Lewis, 1890–1954, U.S. historian and editor.
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Gracie Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, 1905–64, U.S. comedian (partner and wife of George Burns).
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Richard, 1760–1831, U.S. clergyman: a founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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William, 1532–1594, English Catholic cardinal in exile.
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(William) Hervey 1889–1949, U.S. novelist, poet, and biographer.
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Woody Allen Stewart Konigsberg, born 1935, U.S. comedian, author, actor, and filmmaker.
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a first name.
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Ethan. 1738–89, American soldier during the War of Independence who led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont
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Lily (Rose Beatrice) , born 1985, English pop singer; one of the first performers to come to prominence through exposure on the networking website MySpace rather than through record release
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Sir Thomas. born 1944, British operatic baritone
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Woody. real name Allen Stewart Konigsberg. born 1935, US film comedian, screenwriter, and director. His films as an actor and director include Annie Hall (1977), Manhattan (1979), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Bullets over Broadway (1994), and Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
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a region of peat bogs in central Ireland, west of Dublin. Area: over 10 sq km (3.75 sq miles)
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a lake in Ireland, in county Leitrim
Example Sentences
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He hired Allen to write jokes for Walker along with a pair of yet-to-be discovered comics: Jay Leno and David Letterman.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
In 1979, when Allen was 18, he became the youngest comic to appear on “The Tonight Show.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
His mother couldn’t afford child care, so Allen often accompanied her at the studio, where he soaked up tapings of “Sanford and Son” and “The Tonight Show.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The hit show brought Allen to every pocket of America.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
“My Uncle Clyde and Auntie Nina are staying with us for a while. My cousins Kay, Bernice, and their baby brother, Allen, too.”
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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