Mencken
[ meng-kuhn ]
/ ˈmɛŋ kən /
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noun
H(enry) L(ouis), 1880–1956, U.S. writer, editor, and critic.
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Menc·ke·ni·an [meng-kee-nee-uhn], /mɛŋˈki ni ən/, adjective, nounWords nearby Mencken
menat, menazon, men-children, Menchú, Mencius, Mencken, Mencken, H. L., mend, mendacious, mendacity, Mende
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Mencken
/ (ˈmɛŋkən) /
noun
H (enry) L (ouis). 1880–1956, US journalist and literary critic, noted for The American Language (1919): editor of the Smart Set and the American Mercury, which he founded (1924)
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