Macaulay

American  

[muh-kaw-lee] / məˈkɔ li /

noun

1. Dame Rose, c1885–1958, English poet and novelist.

2. Thomas Babington 1st Baron, 1800–59, English historian, author, and statesman.

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Macaulay British  

/ məˈkɔːlɪ /

noun

1. Dame Rose. 1881–1958, British novelist. Her books include Dangerous Ages (1921) and The Towers of Trebizond (1956)

2. Thomas Babington, 1st Baron. 1800–59, English historian, essayist, and statesman. His History of England from the Accession of James the Second (1848–61) is regarded as a classic of the Whig interpretation of history

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Other Word Forms

• Macaulayan adjective
• Macaulayism noun

Example Sentences

The plaintive observation, ascribed to the early Victorian British Prime Minister Viscount Melbourne about the acerbically self-confident historian Thomas Babington Macaulay, remains the motto of the thoughtfully skeptical man through the ages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“Home Alone” star Macaulay Culkin and longtime partner Brenda Song have reportedly splashed out $10.3 million on a new home in Los Angeles—weeks after they offloaded their sprawling Toluca Lake estate for $14.24 million.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Her on-screen son in holiday classics Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, Macaulay Culkin, also paid an emotional tribute on Instagram.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Macaulay Culkin is paying tribute to his “Home Alone” co-star Catherine O’Hara following her death at age 71.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

“The owner was contacted. A Henry Winter. Goes to school up at the college. He says he lent the vehicle to Mr. Macaulay for the evening.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt