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Abraham Lincoln
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Noun1.Abraham Lincoln - 16th President of the United StatesAbraham Lincoln - 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln
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