| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Mencken, H(enry) L(ouis) |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Menck·en |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m ng k n |
| DATES: | 1880–1956 |
| American editor and critic. A founder and editor (1924–1933) of the American Mercury, he wrote socially critical essays, often directed toward the complacent middle class. | | OTHER FORMS: | Menck·eni·an (mng-k n-n) —ADJECTIVE
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