| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Hopkinson, Francis |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Hop·kin·son |
| PRONUNCIATION: | h p k n-s n |
| DATES: | 17371791 |
| American writer and Revolutionary leader. A member of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1776), he is also known for his political satires against the British.
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