Dunsany

[ duhn-sey-nee ]
/ dʌnˈseɪ ni /

noun

Edward John More·ton Drax Plun·kett [mawr-tn draks pluhng-ket, -kit, mohr-] /ˈmɔr tn dræks ˈplʌŋ kɛt, -kɪt, ˈmoʊr-/, 18th BaronLord Dunsany,1878–1957, Irish dramatist, poet, and essayist.

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Dunsany
/ (dʌnˈseɪnɪ) /

noun

18th Baron, title of Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett. 1878–1957, Irish dramatist and short-story writer
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