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Leacock

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Lea·cock  (lkk), Stephen Butler 1869-1944.
Canadian economist who is best remembered for his humorous writing, contained in volumes such as Literary Lapses (1910) and Nonsense Novels (1911).
Leacock [ˈliːkɒk]
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(Biographies / Leacock, Stephen Butler (1869-1944) M, Canadian, WRITING: humorous writer, SOCIAL SCIENCE: economist) Stephen Butler. 1869-1944, Canadian humorist and economist: his comic works include Literary Lapses (1910) and Frenzied Fiction (1917)
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Noun1.LeacockLeacock - Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944)
Stephen Butler Leacock, Stephen Leacock


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