Symonds
[ sim-uh ndz ]
/ ˈsɪm əndz /
noun
John Add·ing·ton [ad-ing-tuh n] /ˈæd ɪŋ tən/,1840–93, English poet, essayist, and critic.
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Symonds
/ (ˈsɪməndz) /
noun
John Addington (ˈædɪŋtən). 1840–93, English writer, noted for his Renaissance in Italy (1875–86) and for studies of homosexuality
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