Linacre
[ lin-uh-ker ]
/ ˈlɪn ə kər /
noun
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
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Linacre
/ (ˈlɪnəkə) /
noun
Thomas. ?1460–1524, English humanist and physician: founded the Royal College of Physicians (1518)
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