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Spingarn

[ spin-gahrn ]

/ ˈspɪn gɑrn /

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noun

Joel Elias, 1875–1939, U.S. literary critic, publisher, and editor.

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Words nearby Spingarn

spine of scapula, spinescent, spinet, spine-tingling, spin fishing, Spingarn, spiniferous, spinifex, spin machine, spinmeister, spinnaker

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Example sentences from the Web for Spingarn

For his general achievement in music he was, in 1917, awarded the Spingarn Medal.
The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States|Benjamin Brawley
These are only a few examples typical of the general tendency which Spingarn has so thoroughly studied.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark
The same definition, derived as Spingarn has shown from the same sources, was formulated by Varchi.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark
Spingarn calls attention to a similar distinction in the Lezione of Benedetto Varchi.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark

Mr. Spingarn never realized what forces he would set in motion by mere presentation of this proposition.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights|Kelly Miller

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