| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Sheridan, Richard Brinsley |
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| DATES: | 17511816 |
| British playwright and politician known for his satirical comedies of manners, including The Rivals (1775), which features the catachrestic character Mrs. Malaprop.
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