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

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/ 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

“The slump happened despite a decline in nominal and real bond yields, which usually help to support gold prices,” Deutsche Bank macro strategist Henry Allen said.

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An NFL statement said Greenlaw "chased after referee Brad Allen and verbally threatened him as he tried to leave the field."

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Lee’s look at a woman juggling three boyfriends earned him the festival moniker “the Black Woody Allen.”

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Trundling up an ungainly lift to reach a second-story balcony seems like Woody Allen’s hapless bank robber trying to tunnel his way into vaults in “Small Time Crooks.”

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A biopic about the rock legend, starring “The Bear’s” Jeremy Allen White, hits theaters Oct.

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