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 (sĭm′əndz, sī′məndz), John Addington 1840-1893.
British writer noted for his seven-volume series The Renaissance in Italy (1875-1886).
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Symonds

(ˈsɪməndz)
n
(Biography) John Addington (ˈædɪŋtən). 1840–93, English writer, noted for his Renaissance in Italy (1875–86) and for studies of homosexuality
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Sym•onds

(ˈsɪm əndz)

n.
John Addington, 1840–93, English poet, essayist, and critic.
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