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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Sin•clair (sin klâr′, sing- or, for 1, 2, 4, sin′klâr, sing′-),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- Biographical May, 1865?–1946, British novelist.
Up•ton (Beall) (up′tən bel),USA pronunciation 1878–1968, U.S. novelist, socialist, and reformer.- a male given name: a family name taken from a French placename, Saint Clair.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Sinclair /sɪŋˈklɛə; ˈsɪŋklɛə/ n - Sir Clive (Marles). born 1940, British electronics engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, who produced such electronic goods as pocket calculators and some of the first home computers; however, the Sinclair C5, a small light electric vehicle for one person, proved a commercial failure
- Upton (Beall). 1878–1968, US novelist, whose The Jungle (1906) exposed the working and sanitary conditions of the Chicago meat-packing industry and prompted the passage of food inspection laws
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