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Lincolniana

[ ling-koh-nee-an-uh, -ah-nuh, ling-kuh- ]

plural noun

  1. materials pertaining to Abraham Lincoln, as objects, writings, or anecdotes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lincolniana1

First recorded in 1920–25; Lincoln + -iana

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Example Sentences

David, author of 27 books of Lincolniana, now says that there is “persuasive evidence” that Mary Todd Lincoln was in fact a man.

It thus happened that I became the personal depositary of the larger part of the most valuable Lincolniana in existence.

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