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De Quincey

[ di kwin-see ]
/ dɪ ˈkwɪn si /

noun

Thomas,1785–1859, English essayist.

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British Dictionary definitions for de quincey

De Quincey

/ (də ˈkwɪnsɪ) /

noun

Thomas. 1785–1859, English critic and essayist, noted particularly for his Confessions of an English Opium Eater (1821)
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