dickens

noun
dick·​ens | \ ˈdi-kənz How to pronounce dickens (audio) \

Definition of dickens

 (Entry 1 of 2)

Dickens

biographical name
Dick·​ens | \ ˈdi-kənz How to pronounce Dickens (audio) \

Definition of Dickens (Entry 2 of 2)

Charles John Huffam 1812–1870 pseudonym Boz \ ˈbäz How to pronounce ˈbäz (audio) , ˈbōz\ English novelist

Other Words from dickens

Biographical name

Dickensian \ di-​ˈken-​zē-​ən How to pronounce Dickensian (audio) , -​sē-​ \ adjective

First Known Use of dickens

Noun

1598, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for dickens

Noun

euphemism

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