Allen

[al-uhn]

noun

1. (Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) Cecil PowerJ. Arbuthnot Wilson, 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.

2. Ethan, 1738–89, American soldier in the Revolutionary War: leader of the “Green Mountain Boys” of Vermont.

3. Fred John Florence Sullivan, 1894–1956, U.S. comedian.

4. Frederick Lewis, 1890–1954, U.S. historian and editor.

5. Gracie Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, 1905–64, U.S. comedian (partner and wife of George Burns).

6. Richard, 1760–1831, U.S. clergyman: a founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

7. William, 1532–1594, English Catholic cardinal in exile.

8. (William) Hervey 1889–1949, U.S. novelist, poet, and biographer.

9. Woody Allen Stewart Konigsberg, born 1935, U.S. comedian, author, actor, and filmmaker.

10. a first name.

Allen

¹

/ ˈælən /

noun

1. Ethan. 1738–89, American soldier during the War of Independence who led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont

2. 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

3. Sir Thomas. born 1944, British operatic baritone

4. 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)

Allen

²

/ ˈælən /

noun

1. a region of peat bogs in central Ireland, west of Dublin. Area: over 10 sq km (3.75 sq miles)

2. a lake in Ireland, in county Leitrim

Example Sentences

We stopped by a burger stand where his friend, Allen, happened to work, and as he introduced us, I felt an irrevocable attraction.

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“He is someone who takes his time. He likes to think before he acts,” said Allen.

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Researchers from the Allen Institute, CU Anschutz, University of California San Diego, and the Benaroya Research Institute worked together to uncover these early immune changes.

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Mr. Korshak’s passion for fantasy illustration was ignited by his father, who decorated the boy’s bedroom with a J. Allen St. John rendition of a scene from Burroughs’s Mars series.

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They waited a few months before contacting the auction house, but once they did, Heritage Auctions vice-president Lon Allen visited them in San Francisco within days, according to the auction house.

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